COLUMBUS, Ohio — Here’s the trade. Ohio State gives up two backup quarterbacks, a young backup running back with potential, a backup receiver, a backup linebacker, two backup defensive linemen and two backup safeties in exchange for a starting quarterback who might win the Heisman Trophy, an All-Big Ten starting guard and a veteran starting running back. It’s a 9-for-3 swap, sure, but are you gonna make the deal if you run the Buckeyes? Of course. Thanks to the NCAA transfer portal, that’s what Ohio State has already done. The result — the Buckeyes may never have a hole on their football roster again. Oklahoma running back Trey Sermon is transferring to Ohio State with immediate eligibility, filling the most gaping hole on the roster. The Buckeyes didn’t sign a running back ranked among the top-200 players in the country in either the 2019 or 2020 classes; their top-ranked running…
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