Ohio State football spring transfer tracker 2024: Latest portal news, roster updates
The spring transfer window in college football is open.
For a period of two weeks that began last Tuesday and continues through April 30, undergraduate players can put their names in an online portal and seek to transfer to another school with immediate eligibility.
Will Ohio State, which finished spring practice on April 13, be impacted? Movement to some degree is likely.
The Buckeyes saw 20 players enter the portal during the busy winter window. Nineteen ended up leaving, while one of them — Bryson Rodgers, a receiver who was a freshman last fall — withdrew to remain with the program.
To bolster their roster, the Buckeyes also brought in six transfers, a high-profile group that included veteran starting quarterback Will Howard from Kansas State and All-American safety Caleb Downs from Alabama.
What will unfold this spring? The Dispatch is tracking the latest comings and goings below.
Ohio State players entering the portal (4)
OL Enokk Vimahi
After five seasons with the Buckeyes, Vimahi on Tuesday entered the transfer portal for his final season of eligibility. He had twice filled in at right guard over the last two years, but did not appear to be in the mix in spring practice to replace Matt Jones as the starter.
S Ja'Had Carter
The Buckeyes went 11 days without anyone entering the portal until Carter put his name in the online database on Sunday. A backup safety with a year of eligibility left, Carter spent a little over a year at Ohio State after he transferred from Syracuse.
S Cedrick Hawkins
After one season with the Buckeyes that saw him redshirt, Hawkins entered the portal on April 16 and committed to Central Florida four days later in a transfer to his home state. He is a native of Titusville, Florida.
RB Dallan Hayden
A redshirt sophomore who was set to back up TreVeyon Henderson and Quinshon Judkins in the upcoming season, Hayden put his name in the portal as it reopened. Hayden had not been seen during the last week of spring practice, and confirmed his departure on April 15 in a post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. "Wearing Scarlet & Gray has been one of the great honors of my life," Hayden wrote. "The decision to enter the transfer portal was not easy." On Monday, he committed to transfer to Colorado.
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Players in the portal headed to Ohio State (0)
None of the players to put their names in the portal since January have committed to the Buckeyes.
Joey Kaufman covers Ohio State football for The Columbus Dispatch and can be reached at jkaufman@dispatch.com.
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