The DJ Carton experience in Columbus has officially concluded.
He began a leave of absence on Jan. 30, citing mental health struggles that dated back to high school, and stayed away from the team for the remainder of the season. Though he initially left town and returned to his home city of Bettendorf, Iowa, he again began taking classes on campus in mid-February.
On Thursday afternoon, any hope that he’d be back vanished. Ohio State announced Carton entered the transfer portal.
“After some careful thought and consideration, I have decided to make a fresh start and enter the transfer portal,” Carton said in a message posted on Twitter.