Ohio State defensive lineman Noah Potter enters the transfer portal

Ohio State Buckeyes defensive lineman Noah Potter‘s time with the school appears to have come to an end. According to On3’s Matt Zenitz, the redshirt sophomore defensive end and native of the state of Ohio has decided to enter the transfer portal as of Saturday.

Potter’s time on the field has been scarce in his three years with the Buckeyes. Last season Potter had to undergo emergency eye surgery after noticing a loss in his peripheral vision. Aside from that, the former Buckeyes defensive lineman has featured in a total of eight games from 2019 to 2020.

According to On3’s recruiting database, Potter is a former four-star top 300 ranked player from the 2019 recruiting class. He was the No.24 rated edge in his class and the 8th best player out of Ohio.

Transfer portal background information 

The NCAA Transfer Portal, which covers every NCAA sport at the Division I, II and III levels, is a private database with names of student-athletes who wish to transfer. It is not accessible to the public.

The process of entering the portal is done through a school’s compliance office. Once a player provides written notification of an intent to transfer, the office enters the player’s name in the database and everything is off and running. The compliance office has 48 hours to comply with the player’s request and that request cannot be refused.

Once a player’s name shows up in the portal, other schools can contact the player. Players can change their minds at any point and withdraw from the portal. However, once a player enters the portal, the current scholarship no longer has to be honored. In other words, if a player enters the portal but decides to stay, the school is not obligated to provide a scholarship anymore.

The database is a normal database, sortable by a variety of topics, including (of course) sport and name. A player’s individual entry includes basic details such as contact info, whether the player was on scholarship and whether the player is transferring as a graduate student.

A player can ask that a “do not contact” tag be placed on the report. In those instances, the players don’t want to be  contacted by schools unless they’ve initiated the communication.