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Former Ohio State cornerback Ryan Turner to transfer to ACC school

In case you missed it, a former OSU DB announced his transfer destination over the weekend. #GoBucks

The news of former Ohio State players that have entered the transfer portal choosing their new destinations continue. On Friday, cornerback Ryan Turner joined the fray by announcing his decision to transfer to Boston College.

It wasn’t much of a surprise to see Turner enter the transfer portal after falling behind several on the depth chart when it comes to the Buckeyes’ defensive back room. He committed to OSU as a three-star prospect in the 2022 class but redshirted as a freshman.

OSU then brought in several other recruits and transfers to add to a group that struggled in 2022, and as a result, he appeared in just five games with the Buckeyes last season in mostly mop up duty. Where the room goes from here remains to be seen, but with other high-profile high school prospects set to join the group, Turner no doubt felt the need to move on to another program.

As we do with all of the Ohio State players finding new homes in the portal, we wish him nothing but the best.

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Ohio State loses two defensive backs to the transfer portal on Sunday

Not the best Sunday for the Buckeyes

It wasn’t the best Sunday for Ohio State football, the reality of not making the College Football Playoff was the first hit, then the transfer portal made it doubly bad.

First was running back Evan Pryor, then the cornerback room lost a pair. [autotag]Ryan Turner[/autotag], the second-year player from Florida, announced he will move on from the Buckeye program.

During his stint in Columbus, Turner had a hard time seeing the field. He barely played his freshman season. This past year, he received  some run in the blowout win over Minnesota. He made three total tackles.

Next, Louisiana second-year corner [autotag]Jyaire Brown[/autotag] joined Turner in moving on. An extremely similar situation, just one game played this year with nine total tackles and a forced fumble in Brown’s time with Ohio State.

We wish all three players the best in their next football home.

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Former Ohio State star Chimdi Chekwa impressed with multiple Buckeye defenders

Former Buckeye Chekwa saw more than a few players stick out #GoBucks

It’s pretty normal for former [autotag]Ohio State[/autotag] stars to get an invite to spring practice and come back “home.” One of those players was former All-American cornerback, [autotag]Chimdi Chekwa[/autotag].

The Buckeyes held a scrimmage yesterday, and Chekwa was on hand with his family to watch the action. It’s always interesting to see who they see as standouts. It should not come as a surprise that the star defender kept a close eye on what was happening on that side of the ball.

Chekwa tweeted that Ohio State has plenty of work to do but multiple players stood out to him: cornerbacks [autotag]Davison Igbinosun[/autotag] and [autotag]Ryan Turner[/autotag] along with defensive end [autotag]Kenyatta Jackson[/autotag].

It’s great to hear that the cornerbacks stood out, especially given their struggles. Igbinosun, the transfer, is already getting rave reviews from multiple sources. Hearing Jackson is taking the next step is big, especially with Zach Harrison Jr. moving on to the next level. Turner hasn’t created much buzz, but impressing the former All-American at his position is good news.

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Ohio State cornerback loses black stripe

Ohio State cornerback loses black stripe #GoBucks

The Ohio State football team is still progressing and improving and another freshman is the most recent to earn the right to remove their black stripe. Freshman cornerback, Ryan Turner, is a former four-star prospect who was an early enrollee and was finally able to remove the black stripe as the team was preparing for the Wisconsin Badgers this week.

Turner was a consensus top 50 cornerback in this class and joins his corner classmate Jyaire Brown as freshmen who have shed the black stripe. Brown earned the honor during fall camp. Freshman wide receiver Kojo Antwi earned the honor last week and this makes Turner the second player to lose their back stripe on Thursday, with Hero Kanu also receiving the honor.

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Penn State commit takes aim at Buckeyes

A Penn State commit for 2022 showed he is not afraid to mix it up with Ohio State on Twitter

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There has been no shortage of recruiting buzz for Penn State in recent weeks. The Nittany Lions are on a roll and have moved up to No. 3 in the national recruiting rankings after a big week, and the excitement and enthusiasm is being shared by players in the incoming class. One commit went so far as to poke the stick at the only Big Ten team recruiting at a higher rate than Penn State, that being Ohio State.

Ken Talley, a four-star defensive end from Philadelphia who is the No. 7 player in Pennsylvania who has committed to Penn State, showed he is not afraid to stir the pot on Twitter. Following the commitment decision of Reading running back Nicholas Singleton, Talley took to Twitter to claim no other school is recruiting like Penn State. But he also took a jab at Ohio State in the process.

Naturally, these tweets caught the eye of a number of Ohio State commits, including cornerbacks Jyaire Brown and Ryan Turner.

 

When someone pointed out Talley was hoping to get an offer from Ohio State (the tweet has since been deleted), Talley laughed it off and said he wanted that to motivate others from Philadelphia to realize it can happen for them too.

It is true that head-to-head matchups have clearly favored the Buckeyes over the years, so Ohio State players and commits do get to have some bragging rights. And for as good a class as Penn State is putting together, it is the Buckeyes who currently lead the nation in recruiting according to the recruiting rankings. But it is still encouraging to know an incoming Penn state player is already showing some confidence in what Penn State could potentially do moving forward.

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Ohio State lands commitment from Florida defensive back

For the second time in a matter of days, Ohio State has landed a commitment from a 2022 defensive back recruit in the state of Florida.

Just a few days after landing a commitment from one defensive back from Florida, the Buckeyes have secured another for the class of 2022. According to an announcement on his Twitter account Wednesday, three-star cornerback Ryan Turner out of Hollywood, Florida has verbally committed to OSU. This comes on the heels of Seffner, Florida product Kyle Stokes also making the Buckeyes his college choice.

Turner may not be the four or five-star prospect we’ve been accustomed to seeing pledge their services to Ohio State, but rest assured the coaching staff has done its homework and likes what it sees from the 6-foot, 180-pounder. Turner is ranked as the No. 34 cornerback in the class according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings. But that doesn’t tell the whole story.

Turner chose OSU over the likes of Boston College, Clemson, Florida, Georgia, LSU, Miami, Penn State, and others. He becomes the twelfth commitment for the 2022 class that has now vaulted back up to No. 2 just behind Georgia.

The news may not excite Buckeye fans, but just look at the list of schools that desperately wanted to land his services and that’s all you need to know. It’s also some good momentum for a recruiting class that had been stuck in neutral for a while.

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Wisconsin offers 2022 three-star CB Ryan Turner

The Wisconsin Badgers have been on an offer binge as of late, adding seven players to their class of 2022 offer sheet. CB Ryan Turner is now

The Wisconsin Badgers have been on an offer binge as of late, adding seven players to their class of 2022 offer sheet.

Those seven are four-star DT Anthony Lucas, four-star WR Dane Key, four-star CB Jaeden Gould, ATH Rodney Hill, CB Avyonne Jones, three-star CB Myles Pollard and three-star TE Jeremiah Franklin.

No. 8 came today as the program offered 2022 three-star cornerback Ryan Turner.

Turner is ranked as the No. 562 player in the class of 2022, the No. 55 cornerback and the No. 78 recruit from his home state of Florida.

The Badgers are now the No. 3 Big Ten team to offer the corner, joining Ohio State and Penn State.

The program is not short on cornerbacks in the program, especially with two talented players set to join the group in 2021 CBs Ricardo Hallman and Al Ashford. But after a program-best class of 2021, HC Paul Chryst and company are looking to continue that momentum into 2022 and aid the program’s continued rise.

QB Myles Burkett is the only player currently committed to Wisconsin’s class of 2022, though once the summer months come that is sure to quickly change.

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