Ohio State Safety Keenan Nelson Jr. Enters the Transfer Portal​

Keenan Nelson Jr. will end his college football career at a third school.

After transferring to Ohio State from South Carolina in 2024, Nelson is back in the transfer portal with one year of eligibility remaining.

Nelson arrived in Columbus as a four-star transfer after spending two seasons with the Gamecocks. The 6-foot, 205-pound safety appeared in 15 games at South Carolina, totaling 13 tackles, one tackle for loss and one pass breakup.

While he hoped to carve out a role in Ohio State’s defense, Nelson never cracked the rotation. He primarily contributed on special teams as Caleb Downs and Lathan Ransom started in 2024, followed by Downs and Jaylen McClain in 2025. Nelson made 17 appearances for the Buckeyes but did not record a statistic.
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Jaxbuck said:

Well if he signed that, he’s kind of fucked but still, as UW….what do you gain here?

Every agent in the game is going to be telling their clients to watch out for you.

Best case, you just self selected to pay more per player. Worst case, they won’t sign that kind of NIL deal no matter how much you pay them.

Let alone this actual player. Love to see how that hostage QB leading the team strategy plays out.

Stepping over dollars to pick up dimes.

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What do you gain by not acting? Why wouldn't other players in the future renege on their agreements/contracts if there are no repercussions. I don't think the answer is to just let players walk all over you either

dragurd said:

Are we sure that guy isn't 30?

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Crazy he was in the same class as Marshall. Seems like a Temu Blake Corum
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ORD_Buckeye said:

I hate Miami, but I hate the SEC more and would love to see a second year with them out of the final. The BCS format +Saban really rigged it in their favor. The 4 team playoff showed their weakness, but they still had Saban. The 12 team playoff is finally exposing them.

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I’d like the SEC to get shut out too, but I also like the idea of Lane Kiffin watching Ole Miss win it all without him.

CincyInterloper said:

Me either. Why is the game on a Thursday?

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Yeah, I was like what a Thursday and a Friday game

BigWoof31 said:

I had absolutely no idea that there was a college football playoff game tonight. Like none.


Potential reasons:

1). My team was eliminated, painfully, last week.

2). This thing is so poorly marketed and scheduled because CFB has totally conceded Saturdays to the NFL moving forward. It's pathetic.

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Me either. Why is the game on a Thursday?

Jaxbuck said:

Well if he signed that, he’s kind of fucked but still, as UW….what do you gain here?

Every agent in the game is going to be telling their clients to watch out for you.

Best case, you just self selected to pay more per player. Worst case, they won’t sign that kind of NIL deal no matter how much you pay them.

Let alone this actual player. Love to see how that hostage QB leading the team strategy plays out.

Stepping over dollars to pick up dimes.

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You gain that kids don't sign and ditch without penalty if your contract is deemed as enforceable. Also apparently this is a big ten standard contract said both in this case and Wisconsin.

So it really feels like the little guys in the conference are being used to as pr fall guys while they figure out enforceable terms.

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Not sure Haynes returns with Tatum entering

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Are we sure that guy isn't 30?

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Not sure Haynes returns with Tatum entering

Yep, it’s not just beating your opponent 1v1. You can get bonus points for your team depending on how badly you beat down your opponents. Winning by 8 points or more is a major decision. Beating your guy by at least 15 is considered a tech fall and the match ends due to your superiority, and then, of course, if you pin your opponent that is called a fall.

In dual meets, a win by 7 or less nets 3 team points. A major decision by 8-14 points nets 4 team points. A tech fall will net 5 team points, and finally a pin will net your team 6 team points. If your opponent forfeits, that’s also 6 team points.

The same principles apply in conference or championship tournaments. Each round is scored by your victory plus any bonus points you get. In the case of Penn State, they have several dudes that can and will rack up bonus points, which will inevitably cause a disparity. The term “hammer” is used frequently when describing someone who has the history and seemingly effortless skill to pile on points. Even if one loses in the championship bracket, they still have the ability to bonus their way through on the consolation side to claim at best 3rd.

Mitch Mesenbrink is someone I would consider a hammer for them. The kid is absolutely relentless, and fun to watch to be honest. They have others as well. They have kids redshirting and simply waiting for their turn that would start at their respective weight class at any other school save for a few.

So when Mike says they are 20-25 points better, he means wins plus bonus points. It’s really not that close. They are so good up and down their roster.

I will give Miami some level of props. They invested HEAVILY in defensive and offensive line with HS recruits knowing it’d take multiple years to pay off.

It finally did this year. They’ll take a big step back next year with all the talent they lose across both lines but I do give them credit for getting to where they are this year. JMO.