![]() ![]() Credit: Joseph Maiorana-USA TODAY Sports Players Currently on Scholarship (8) Columbus, Ohio, USA Ohio State Buckeyes linebacker Tommy Eichenberg (35) celebrates the tackle during the third quarter against the Indiana Hoosiers at Ohio Stadium. The Buckeyes did nab transfer Vic Cutler from Louisiana-Monroe, but there’s most likely going to be reshuffling and competition all the way up until the season to figure out who gets playing time, how deep the Buckeyes will go, and who slots where. There are plenty of players on scholarship here, but the loss of three starters means the identification and development of a core group here may be the biggest obstacle to where the ceiling is for the 2023 squad. ![]() Mandatory Credit: Adam Cairns-The Columbus Dispatch Players Currently on Scholarship (18) You have to wonder if this is a group that we might see some defections from in the near future, but either way, Ohio State is in extremely good shape here.Columbus, OH, USA Ohio State Buckeyes offensive lineman Matthew Jones (55) waits between drills during the first fall football practice at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center. Xavier Johnson coming back for another year canceled out Jaxon Smith-Njigba heading off to the NFL - at least numbers-wise - and there are several young and skilled freshmen that will enter the fray. This is arguably the most talented and deep spot not only on the roster but perhaps in all of college football. Adam Cairns-The Columbus Dispatch Players Currently on Scholarship (13) (18) and wide receiver Emeka Egbuka (2) celebrate a touchdown by wide receiver Xavier Johnson (10) during the first half of the Peach Bowl against the Georgia Bulldogs in the College Football Playoff semifinal at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. 31, 2022 Atlanta, Georgia Ohio State Buckeyes wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. ![]() Here’s where things stand by position after the first transfer portal window closed and the deadline to declare for the NFL draft has come and gone.ĭec. Thanks to Joey Kauffman and our friends over at the Columbus Dispatch who did a lot of the research and leg work, we know that OSU is currently at 88 players on scholarship, meaning some kind of attrition will need to occur between now and fall camp.īeing over the limit is nothing new at this point in the season because teams know there will most likely be some subtractions, especially when the next transfer portal window opens. However, getting down to that number needs to happen by the time preseason camp starts, and it’s always a worthwhile exercise to dissect where things stand. With Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) and the transfer portal becoming a bigger and bigger part of roster management these days, getting to the point where a coaching staff knows what the makeup of the 85 scholarship players it’ll have on the roster is a game of whack a mole at times. You can never rest easy in today’s day and age of thinking a big-time college football program has its roster intact, and that would of course be the same for Ohio State. ![]()
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