4 months ago
- Ohio State
- Published: Jan. 06, 2026, 8:08 p.m.
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- It would not person been crazy to presume that Quincy Porter was successful statement to beryllium a starting wide receiver for Ohio State successful 2026, but now he won’t moreover beryllium connected nan roster.
The five-star 2025 enlistee spent his freshman play learning down Jeremiah Smith and Carnell Tate — who has since declared for nan NFL Draft — knowing there’d beryllium a chance to triumph a starting occupation successful Year 2. Unfortunately, nan Buckeyes ne'er sewage a chance to get a preview of what that could look for illustration arsenic Porter dealt pinch injuries each play that constricted him to conscionable 57 snaps successful 4 games. He caught 4 passes for 59 yards.
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Instead of being portion of OSU’s future, Porter is now nan latest wide receiver to depart, joining Bryson Rodgers and Mylan Graham. But this determination whitethorn beryllium a small much impactful.
Rodgers and Graham were heading into their 4th and 3rd years successful nan program, still unsure what their way to nan section would be. Porter is heading into Year 2, well-positioned to person a bigger domiciled starting other Jeremiah Smith.
His departure makes it that overmuch much important that Ohio State is much progressive successful nan portal for wide receiver talent than it has ever been successful nan past 7 years. Smith is joined by Brandon Inniss arsenic nan only subordinate pinch immoderate meaningful experience.
They’ll beryllium joined by incoming five-star freshman Chris Henry Jr., who now has a clear way to being a Day 1 starter.
Stephen Means covers Ohio State shot for Cleveland.com while besides serving arsenic nan big of nan Buckeye Talk podcast. Prior to covering nan Buckeyes, he sewage acquisition moving astatine nan Akron Beacon Journal...
