4 months ago
- Ohio State
- Published: Jan. 04, 2026, 5:02 p.m.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State football’s Tegra Tshabola is entering nan transportation portal.
He spent nan past 2 seasons starting astatine correct defender for nan Buckeyes, though he struggled pinch consistency.
Tshabola signed pinch Ohio State’s 2022 recruiting people arsenic a four-star imaginable retired of Lakota West High School successful West Chester, Ohio.
After red-shirting successful 2022, he appeared successful each 13 games successful 2023.
He opened nan 2024 play arsenic Ohio State’s correct guard, but arsenic nan run progressed, his domiciled changed. In nan 2024-25 College Football Playoff, Tshabola was portion of a three-man rotation pinch Luke Montgomery and Austin Siereveld betwixt nan 2 defender spots.
He entered nan 2025 play arsenic nan starting correct defender erstwhile again, and he held that domiciled contempt Josh Padilla, Ethan Onianwa and Gabe VanSickle pushing for playing time.
Ahead of nan 2025-26 CFP, Tshabola was sidelined owed to an injury. He did not play successful Ohio State’s nonaccomplishment against Miami arsenic Padilla and VanSickle rotated astatine correct guard.
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