College football is transitional. Ohio State’s roster from year to year is a fluid collection of athletes that melds together for one season at a time to produce another layer woven into the tapestry of Buckeye football lore. Great players, marginal players, role players and never-used walk-ons are all flecks of paint on that great canvas that grows each year to collect that season’s unique team.
Because of the transient nature of the team roster, we must sadly say goodbye to those who either exhaust their eligibility at the end of the year, choose to leave early, or are dishonorably discharged for any number of school, conference or NCAA rules, or other ethical transgressions.