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BOOM! Ohio State lands another offensive tackle in transfer portal

Stocking up talent on the O-line #GoBucks

Ohio State continues to address the depth issue on the offensive line as the Buckeyes got another good one to battle in the trenches. Ethan Onianwa has committed to wearing Scarlet and Gray for the 2025 season.

Onianwa comes via the transfer portal from Rice. He was a three-star prospect coming out of high school in Katy, Texas, but quickly developed into a stalwart for the Owls at the right tackle position. The 6 foot 6, 345-pound lineman has been rock solid in pass protection giving up only one sack in 350 passing attempts on the season. Onianwa comes to OSU as the No. 13 ranked tackle in the portal and could slide right into a starting spot. He will have one year of eligibility remaining.

 

Onianwa joins Phillip Daniels from Minnesota as the second offensive tackle to join the Buckeyes via the transfer portal. Both are projected to start and will likely man each tackle position with the departures of Josh Simmons and Josh Fryar.

Ohio State is still expected to add to the offensive line. Northwestern offensive lineman, Josh Thompson recently took a visit to Columbus and has shown interest in OSU.

Onianwa becomes the fifth player to join the Buckeyes from the transfer portal this season joining the above-mentioned Daniels, and in the last 24 hours, Purdue tight end, Max Klare, West Virginia running back, CJ Donadson Jr, and Idaho State defensive end, Logan George.

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Iowa OT transfer portal target commits to fellow Big Ten foe

One of Iowa’s OT transfer portal targets is off the board and headed to a fellow Big Ten foe.

The Iowa Hawkeyes‘ primary offensive tackle target in the transfer portal is headed to another Big Ten program instead.

The Athletic’s Bruce Feldman broke the news that former Rice offensive tackle Ethan Onianwa had committed to the Ohio State Buckeyes on Tuesday morning.

Onianwa took a visit to Iowa after entering the transfer portal on Dec. 6. In Onianwa’s first season playing left tackle, the 6-foot-6, 345 pound offensive tackle allowed just one sack in 294 pass-blocking snaps and only two quarterback hurries during the 2024 campaign.

Onianwa also visited Florida State and Texas A&M before committing to the Buckeyes.

Iowa will be replacing longtime starting left tackle Mason Richman following the Hawkeyes’ bowl date versus Missouri. Richman started all 12 games for Iowa at left tackle this season and has started 51 games over the last four seasons.

The Hawkeyes are expected to return Gennings Dunker who started 10 games in 2024 at right tackle. Dunker was a second-team All-Big Ten choice by the league’s coaches and the 6-foot-5, 316 pound tackle has started 23 games for Iowa over the past two seasons.

Trevor Lauck could be an in-house name to watch for the Hawkeyes at tackle in 2025. The 6-foot-5, 302 pound redshirt freshman was a blue-chip signee for Iowa in the 2023 class according to Rivals.

Iowa has picked up transfer portal commitments from former Auburn quarterback Hank Brown and from former Central Michigan defensive tackle Jordan Pace.

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