In the first year of the NCAA’s transfer portal, Ohio State has already benefited in a big way.
The Buckeyes landed perhaps the most coveted player on this year’s transfer market when Justin Fields chose to transfer to Ohio State from Georgia, and the portal played a part in making that happen. Once Fields entered his name into the transfer portal in December, Ohio State was able to contact him immediately, and it didn’t waste time in doing so, ultimately leading to his enrollment at OSU one month later.
“Once Justin went in the portal, obviously there was communication there,” Ohio State head coach Ryan Day said Wednesday when recalling Fields’ recruitment.