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Former Ohio State football player transfers to Cincinnati

Former Ohio State football player transfers to Cincinnati #GoBucks

Ohio State football dealt with a few departures via the transfer portal, but as we always say, once a Buckeye, always a Buckeye, and we want to continue to follow and cheer on all our former Ohio State players. Patrick Gurd was a reserve tight end this past season and in an attempt to find the field as a more prominent piece to an offensive gameplan has elected to find a new home.

An Ohio native, Gurd is joining another former Ohio State tight end, Joe Royer, down at Cincinnati. Gurd stayed with the program through its national championship victory, but after a weekend of celebration, made his intentions clear on Monday that he will play the 2025 college football season with the Bearcats.

Used more frequently as a blocker, Gurd will likely retain that role with UC as Royer is the most proficient receiver, but obviously with much more playing time.

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Ohio State tight end enters transfer portal

Wishing him good luck! #GoBucks

News of players coming in and out of the transfer portal for Ohio State continues to be a thing during this whole College Football Playoff national title run. There have been more than a handful of players juggling their intentions with the timing of the portal, and the latest is tight end Patrick Gurd.

Out of the suburb of Columbus, New Albany, Gurd was a walk-on on at Ohio State but found his way into a contributing role, appearing in 13 games for the Buckeyes this season and even registered one catch for six yards against Western Michigan. He will have one year remaining because of the extra year offered to players because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

His loss is a hit to depth, but the Buckeyes still have plenty of options.Will Kacmarek, Jelani Thurman and Bennett Christian provide skill and depth options, and the addition of Purdue’s Max Klare through the transfer portal gives OSU a fantastic option heading into 2025.

We, of course, wish Gurd nothing but the best in finding a landing spot for his last season as a college athlete.

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Ohio State football names its ‘3 Dudes of the Week’ for late July

Look at the trio that was named “dudes of the week” for OSU football. #GoBucks

We’ve been keeping an eye on social media to see who’s performing for the Ohio State football team in the offseason, and one of the spots we like to look at is the team’s “X” account that shows off the “Dudes of the Week.”

We’re not sure if that post will continue once fall camp begins on August 1, but we know that we got at least one more announcement based on what occurred this past weekend. The three “Dudes of the Week” from this past week are wide receiver Jeremiah Smith, tight end Patrick Gurd, and offfensive lineman Josh Fryar.

It’s not the first time we’ve seen these names be highlighted so they must be working pretty hard this offseason.

We’ll continue to see what players are showcased on social media, because that normally means they are impressing with their performance. We’re sure there’s even more coming with the start of fall camp.

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Ohio State football names its three ‘Dudes of the Week’

Three more ‘Dudes of the Week’ announced by the Ohio State football program. #GoBucks

It can be a bit slow during the offseason for the Ohio State creative team that pumps out social media content, but there’s some things to look for. This offseason, the football program has been naming its “Dudes of the Week” and we have the latest three to share with you.

According to a post on “X,” the three “Dudes of the Week” for the week ending with June 22 are two you won’t be surprised about, and one more that must have had one whale of a week.

Everybody has heard the praises and seen some highlights coming out of workouts from new generational wide receiver talent Jeremiah Smith, and he is one of the the players named. Another is senior Jack Sawyer, who should pair up with book-end J.T. Tuimoloau to comprise arguably the best edge-rushing tandem in the country,

The third player named is tight end Patrick Gurd, who hasn’t really gotten a lot in the way of mention, but he too must have put in the work last week. Could it be that he’s pressing for playing time this fall? We’ll have to see.

Here is the social media post announcing the three “Dudes of the Week” for your viewing pleasure.

Stay with us as we continue to highlight news, video, recruiting buzz, and more this offseason as we plow ahead towards the start of fall camp and beyond.

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