Ohio State clearly has some concern about its inexperience at linebacker going into the 2021 season. If the Buckeyes’ coaches were fully confident in the linebackers they had, they wouldn’t have pursued Henry To’o To’o in the transfer portal.
Ryan Day and his staff typically only pursue transfers at positions where they feel they have an immediate need. To’o To’o, who earned Freshman All-American honors in 2019 and was Tennessee’s leading tackler in 2020, could have added a level of experience and proven playmaking ability that the Buckeyes simply don’t have at linebacker right now.
So it was certainly disappointing for the Buckeyes, after months of recruiting him, when To’o To’o announced Saturday he would transfer to Alabama.