Former Ohio State Buckeyes cornerback Aaron Scott Jr. may be in line to find the field for the Oregon Ducks during the 2026 College Football season in one way or another.
Ducks Wire's Logan Brown predicts Scott being a factor competing this spring for a role on the outside or in the slot. Of note, Oregon didn't lose anyone who was considered a slam-dunk starter in the portal.
"Despite not seeing the field a ton with the Buckeyes, Scott Jr. brings some big game experience that the young Oregon secondary should value greatly. He has the ability to push Obidegwu for a role on the outside opposite of Finney Jr., but he could also be a candidate to replace Canady as the nickel defender. He will have to make a strong first impression during spring practice, but Hampton and the coaching staff have plenty of confidence in the former five-star," Brown wrote.
Scott didn't have much of a defensive role in Columbus. The Ducks are trusting a player who appeared in 19 games and collected 11 tackles, one for a loss, and two pass deflections, with potentially stepping in at the nickel or one of their starting corner spots on the outside.
Ohio State's abundance of talent is reflected in how other teams treat Buckeye transfers
Between Scott stepping in and being a factor across Oregon's secondary and Lincoln Kienholz likely becoming the Louisville Cardinals' QB1 in a season in which they are expected to be competitive, it's clear that those who wear the Scarlet and Gray are treated with a different reverence when they arrive elsewhere.
Scott was primarily a special teams player. Kienholz would've been QB3 behind Julian Sayin and Tavien St. Clair during the 2026 season had he returned for a fourth year of riding the pine for the Buckeyes.
Ohio State, even in the NIL/rev-share era, is stacking talent that could start anywhere. They said teams were no longer going to be able to do that.
Money talks. It doesn't talk for long when it comes to certain players not getting an opportunity, but it seems to talk for at least a season when the Buckeyes come calling.