The Ohio State football team has lost around 25 players to the Transfer Portal in 2026. That number is far higher than any previous season. It seems that the majority of the players are leaving for more playing time, a higher payday, or both. Regardless, that leaves the Buckeyes in a pickle.
When there is a mass exodus of players, people need to look at the recruiting classes that those players are leaving from. It seems that Ryan Day and his staff had a pretty big whiff on the 2024 recruiting class by looking at the number of players who have left.