The Ohio State football team has added a few players from the transfer portal. They have lost a few guys on both sides of the ball as well, which is what they expected once the season ended. The Buckeyes mostly added guys from the portal right after the big win against Tennessee.
The Ohio State Buckeyes have mostly been focused on their game plan for the Cotton Bowl against Texas. Winning that game would put them in the National Championship Game. That has been much more of a priority than adding guys from the transfer portal.
Ohio State did add a linebacker from the transfer portal the same day that they lost one, though. On Sunday, the Buckeyes lost Mitchell Melton to the transfer portal. On the same day, they added an All-Conference LB, who is the older brother of an incoming Buckeye freshman.
Ohio State football team adds Ty Howard from the transfer portal
The Buckeyes have added Duquesne linebacker Ty Howard. Howard was an All-Northeast Football Conference selection and will come to Columbus with that talent. Howard is also the older brother of incoming four-star running back Bo Jackson.
Howard is a junior and will have a year left of eligibility. He gives the Buckeyes some more depth at the linebacker spot, but it's unclear how much playing time he'll get next year. At this point, he is likely a backup guy who could see rotation snaps behind Sonny Styles and Arvell Reese.
It will be cool for both brothers to play with each other at the Shoe. Ohio State has two sets of brothers already on the roster. Syles' brother Lorenzo is a backup DB, and the Armstrong brothers are on the offensive line as backup linemen.
Ohio State might not be done adding people from the portal yet. They could add a couple of more players before everything is said and done.