Ohio State addressed a real need today by landing offensive tackle Phillip Daniels from the transfer portal. Daniels was the No. 4 rated tackle in the portal and has played the last two seasons at the University of Minnesota.
The 6 foot 5, 315-pound tackle hails from the great state of Ohio and is a Cincinnati native. He was a three-star recruit out of Princeton High School, the same high school that produced Paris Johnson Jr. who also happens to be Daniels’ cousin.
Growing up in Ohio, Daniels was a lifelong Buckeye fan but didn’t receive an offer from Ohio State. So he headed to the open arms of P.J. Fleck and the Golden Gophers. The pull to wear the Scarlet and Gray was too much as the young man committed to OSU after visiting Columbus on Tuesday.
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Daniels becomes the first member to join the Buckeyes from the portal this season and will have three years of eligibility remaining.
Ohio State will continue looking for more help on the offensive line and running back, two positions where the Bucks are expected to be thin going into spring practice due to graduation and early NFL draft declarations.
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