Former Ohio State safety Brendon White transferring to Rutgers

Former Ohio State safety Brendon White has announced his intentions to transfer to Rutgers.

We now know where the last Rose Bowl defensive MVP is heading after entering his name in the transfer portal just a couple of weeks ago.

Ohio State safety Brendon White flashed on the scene at the end of last year to somewhat solidify an Ohio State defense that struggled giving up the big play. He provided some playmaking ability on the back end to come up and provide run support, as well as to act as the center fielder and erase big plays down the field.

It worked so much that he became a starter and gained notoriety for his performance in Ohio State’s win over Washington in the Rose Bowl.

But this year has been different.

The new Buckeye defensive staff switched up schemes a bit, and rather than play two high-safeties, has gone to just one more often than not. That has left more cornerbacks on the field and limited the playing time of White. Because of it, and perhaps other reasons we may never know, White entered his name in the transfer portal at the end of the regular season.

And now, we know that White will be transferring to Rutgers according to an announcement he made on his Twitter account Friday.

Of course it makes sense in some ways because former Ohio State defensive coordinator Greg Schiano is now the head man at Rutgers, so he knows White and perhaps the two were able to reconnect and make this happen for the benefit of both.

Either way, we wish nothing but the best for White and hope he finds success in Piscataway.