Ohio State tight end Patrick Gurd enters transfer portal
COLUMBUS — Ohio State walk-on tight end/fullback Patrick Gurd has entered the transfer portal, Lettermen Row has learned.
Gurd will have a year of eligibility at his next stop.
Gurd carved out a role with the Buckeyes offense, serving as the team’s fullback at times in heavy packages while serving as an extra tight end, as well.
Ohio State added former Purdue tight end Max Klare to its tight end room last month, giving them an elite weapon at the position for next season.
But now another tight end is out the door. Patrick Gurd has entered the transfer portal.
Buckeyes offensive lineman George Fitzpatrick will enter transfer portal
Ohio State offensive lineman George Fitzpatrick has entered the transfer portal. He will have two seasons of eligibility wherever he ends up playing next.
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The 6-foot-5.25 and 275-pound Fitzpatrick redshirted as a true freshman during the 2022 season. He appeared in four games as redshirt freshman in 2023. He took snaps against Western Kentucky, Michigan State and Minnesota. Fitzpatrick saw action in 13 games as a reserve this season, including the College Football Playoff quarterfinals against Oregon.
Fitzpatrick was the No. 228 overall prospect and No. 13 offensive tackle in the 2022 class, according to the On3 Industry Rankings. He was the No. 282 overall prospect and No. 22 offensive tackle in the 2022 On300 coming out of Englewood (Colo.) Cherry Creek.
Fitzpatrick is one of four offensive linemen that Ohio State signed in the 2022 class. The others were Tegra Tshabola, Carson Hinzman and Avery Henry. Tshabola has started all 14 games for the Buckeyes this season at guard.
