Although he had quite a few players enter the transfer portal or graduate from the program, Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball coach Jake Diebler brought in several new names from the portal itself, as well as through recruiting. According to 247Sports, Ohio State stands at No. 16 in the transfer portal rankings.

The Ohio State Buckeyes are rolling during the recruiting cycle and while other Big Ten schools are struggling, Ohio State is thriving. It made another offer to a class of 2026 star in homegrown linebacker, Jakobe Clapper, a linebacker from St. Xavier.

The NCAA transfer portal has closed, and Ohio State’s quarterback room remains intact. Throughout spring practice, the expectation was that at least one of the Buckeyes’ five scholarship quarterbacks would depart as a transfer after its conclusion.