It’s the gift that keeps giving — or never stops taking — depending on how you look at it.
According to sources close to the situation that spoke to Letterman Row, Ohio State hybrid wide-receiver Jaelen Gill will be entering the transfer portal.
The news is a little surprising because Gill showed flashes of his potential and turned heads in spring last season. All of that potential never really materialized last season though. The 6-foot, 195-pounder from Westerville, Ohio, caught just six passes for a total of 51 yards and one touchdown.
Now, it appears he’ll be getting a fresh start elsewhere.
You never know what goes on behind the scenes, but it’s clear that Ohio State has a very deep and talented wide receiver room. It has one of the best recruiting hauls ever assembled in Columbus already on campus, plus there’s returning talents like Demario McCall, Garrett Wilson, and Chris Olave. It could be that Gill saw the writing on the wall and believed it hard to get his chance to shine with so much talent on the roster.
Gill will have three years of eligibility remaining but will have to sit out a year unless he obtains an exception from the NCAA, or a rule chance occurs. No further information has come to light with potential destinations or timing of a decision, but we’ll keep tracking the situation.
