Ohio State is losing a running back to the transfer portal

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State moving backmost Sam Dixon flirted pinch nan transportation portal past play earlier yet choosing to return.

For nan 2nd consecutive offseason, nan second-year backmost is returning to nan portal and much than apt won’t beryllium changing his mind again.

• Ohio State is losing a erstwhile 5-star enlistee to nan transportation portal
• Ohio State is losing a highly rated Cleveland autochthonal to nan transportation portal
• What Lincoln Kienholz’s transportation says astir nan early of Ohio State’s backmost room
• Ohio State’s discourtesy fto down what could’ve been a two-year, historical tally for its defense

Dixon’s 2 seasons successful Columbus person been spent processing successful nan inheritance pinch nary clear way to nan field. With CJ Donaldson being nan only subordinate successful nan room retired of eligibility, that reality isn’t expected to alteration for Dixon successful 2026. At best, he’ll beryllium 4th successful nan level down Bo Jackson, Isaiah West and James Peoples each of which are either younger aliases nan aforesaid property arsenic him.

He saw action successful 5 games complete nan past 2 seasons, turning 10 carries into 62 yards and a touchdown.

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...