May 11—While Ohio State football coach Ryan Day has expressed a desire to avoid relying heavily on the transfer portal to supplement his talent base, the Buckeyes’ depth chart could have a noticeable influx of newcomers from other colleges this fall. When he announced his decision to leave the University of Mississippi for Columbus, Tywone Malone became the eighth incoming Ohio State transfer since the end of last season. “We’d rather not,” Day said in mid-April about using the transfer portal. “Sometimes there’s times we feel like we need to, then we will.” Malone was a four-star recruit in the class of 2021 as a senior at Bergen Catholic in New Jersey, a state where Ohio State has increased its recruiting interests over the past decade. Also a member of member of the Rebels baseball team, Malone redshirted as a football freshman and made 10 tackles, including one sack, as…
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