Ohio State football safety Jantzen Dunn to enter the transfer portal
Colin GayOhio State football has its third entrant into the transfer portal.
Safety Jantzen Dunn announced Tuesday on Twitter that he entered the transfer portal after two seasons with the Buckeyes.
The program confirmed the move to The Dispatch.
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Dunn is Ohio State's third player to enter the transfer portal after the 2022 regular season, joining safety Jaylen Johnson and linebacker Teradja Mitchell.
Dunn was a four-star safety out of Bowling Green, Kentucky, enrolling into the program in January 2021. He was the No. 10 safety in the 2021 class and the second-ranked player out of Kentucky behind offensive lineman Jager Burton.
Dunn held offers from Alabama, Georgia, Michigan, Texas and Southern California, among others.
After playing in two games as a freshman in 2021, Dunn appeared in four games for Ohio State in 2022, not appearing in a game after the Buckeyes' win against Penn State.
With Ronnie Hickman and Tanner McCalister departing after the 2022 season, Ohio State will bring in safeties Cedrick Hawkins and Malik Hartford in the 2023 class. Josh Proctor and Lathan Ransom are also eligible to leave for the NFL draft after the 2022 season.
College football rankings 2022
Here's a look at the final College Football Playoff ranking of the 2022 season.
- Georgia (13-0)
- Michigan (13-0)
- TCU (13-0)
- Ohio State (12-1)
- Alabama (10-2)
- Tennessee (10-2)
- Clemson (11-2)
- Utah (10-3)
- Kansas State (10-3)
- USC (11-2)
- Penn State (10-2)
- Washington (10-2)
- Florida State (9-3)
- Oregon State (9-3)
- Oregon (9-3)
- Tulane (11-2)
- LSU (9-4)
- UCLA (9-3)
- South Carolina (8-4)
- Texas (8-4)
- Notre Dame (8-4)
- Mississippi State (8-4)
- NC State (8-4)
- Troy (11-2)
- UTSA (11-2)
Ohio State football's 2022 schedule
- Sept. 3:Ohio State 21, Notre Dame 10
- Sept. 10:Ohio State 45, Arkansas State 12
- Sept. 17:Ohio State 77, Toledo 21
- Sept. 24:Ohio State 52, Wisconsin 21
- Oct. 1: Ohio State 49, Rutgers 10
- Oct. 8:Ohio State 49, Michigan State 20
- Oct. 22: Ohio State 54, Iowa 10
- Oct. 29:Ohio State 44, Penn State 31
- Nov. 5: Ohio State 21, Northwestern 7
- Nov. 12: Ohio State 56, Indiana 14
- Nov. 19: Ohio State 43, Maryland 30
- Nov. 26: Michigan 45, Ohio State 23