Former Buckeyes running back Chip Trayanum commits to Kentucky
COLUMBUS — Former Ohio State running back Chip Trayanum entered the transfer portal last week. He has already found a new home to play the rest of his college football career.
Prior to making the decision, Trayanum took a visit to Lexington to check out Kentucky. That visit went well, with the Wildcats landing one of the best available running backs in the transfer portal.
A former four-star prospect, Trayanum originally went to Arizona State from Akron Archbishop Hoban here in Ohio before he arrived to play linebacker at Ohio State.
But once he transferred to the Buckeyes, he went back to running back and had an unforgettable, all-time Buckeyes moment. Trayanum had the game-winning 1-yard touchdown run in the final seconds of the win over Notre Dame back in September.
He finished his Ohio State career with 465 rushing yards and three touchdowns in an Ohio State uniform. He’ll have another year of eligibility at the college level, and that’ll happen at Kentucky.
Chip Trayanum has found his new home.
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Trayanum wasn’t the only running back to leave the Buckeyes program early this offseason.
Ohio State running back Evan Pryor told On3 last week that was set to enter the transfer portal. Pryor will have three years of eligibility remaining to play elsewhere.
Pryor committed to Ohio State as part of the loaded 2021 recruiting class. He was the No. 92 overall player in his class, and he was the No. 6 running back and the No. 5 player in the state of North Carolina.
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Buckeyes running back Miyan Williams enters NFL Draft
Ohio State running back Miyan Williams spent the last four seasons as a good running back the Buckeyes counted on in big moments.
His next big moment will come at the next level. Williams entered his name into the NFL Draft class on Monday, he announced on X (formerly Twitter). Williams is the first Buckeyes player to declare for the draft since the season ended at Michigan last week.
Williams had this to say in a statement:
“It’s time for me to embark on my next chapter and making my dreams of playing in the NFL a reality. I have decided to enter my name in the 2024 NFL Draft. As I take these next steps in life, I will forever be a Buckeye for life. O-H!!”
Ohio State tailback Miyan Williams
Williams still had eligibility remaining to come back to school if he chose, but the chance to get to the NFL was too enticing for him to pass up.
He finishes his Ohio State career with 1,555 rushing yards, 20 rushing touchdowns and 143 receiving yards in four seasons of action. Williams was slated to have an expanded role for Ohio State in 2023 after leading the Buckeyes in rushing last season, but an injury slowed him down for nearly the entire season.
