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April 26

Ohio State Buckeyes offensive lineman Ben Christman and linebacker Jackson Kuwatch both entered the transfer portal Wednesday.

The news comes one day after wide receiver Caleb Burton entered the portal Tuesday. Christman was in contention for one of the tackle positions in the offensive line competition, but that spot will be occupied now by someone else.

Christman was the No. 224 player in the country, as the 15th-best interior offensive lineman and seventh-best player in Ohio.

The Akron, OH. native played in nine snaps at right guard against Indiana last season and received a 69.7 pass block grade and 60.1 run block grade, according to Pro Football Focus.

Kuwatch joined the Buckeyes as a walk on in June 2021, as all seven of his career snaps at Ohio State came on special teams in 2022.

The Lakota West High School product was named a First Team All-Ohio selection and Southwest Ohio Defensive Player of the Year, recording 53 tackles and two sacks.

Kuwatch lost his Black Stripe Oct. 20, 2021, and didn't play a snap on defense in his two seasons in Columbus.

April 25

Former four-star wide receiver Caleb Burton came to Ohio State with high hopes in 2022, but after just one season, those hopes appear to be at an end. 

According to reports from The Athletic, Burton has entered the NCAA Transfer Portal, ending his career in Columbus.

The Lake Travis (Austin, TX) native did not see the field for the Buckeyes in his freshman season and will have four years of eligibility remaining. 

March 21

As spring practices continue in Columbus, an Ohio native who played elsewhere in the Big Ten is in town for a fresh look at the program.

Former Maryland defensive lineman Tank Booker, a 6-foot-4, 320--pound interior defensive lineman who spent four years in College Park, announced his departure from the Terps on March 6. He visited Arkansas soon after and now appears to be on the Buckeyes' radar once again. 

Booker prepped at Cincinnati (Ohio) Winton Woods High School, where he was a second-team All-State selection and the Enquirer Division II Defensive Player of the Year as a senior. Last year at Maryland, he registered a career-high six tackles against SMU while forcing a pair of fumbles and picking up a sack against Michigan a week later. 

Due to the extra year of eligibility dating back to 2020, Booker should have up to two more years of college eligibility remaining. The official transfer portal window doesn't open until the month of May. 

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