Former Ohio State football player regrets transferring from the Buckeyes

The Ohio State football program has had more than a few players transfer away in recent years. In the world of NIL, players have been on the move in search of a bigger payday. Tennessee is dealing with that with Nico Iamaleava but on a much bigger and more public scale.

Former Buckeye defensive end Omari Abor decided to transfer from the Ohio State Buckeyes last season after just one year with the team. He decided to transfer to SMU, which is where he played this past season. He had just two tackles for the Mustangs this year. Abor left and missed out on Ohio State winning a national championship. It was frustrating for him, although his Mustangs did make the CFP. Still, it looks like Abor is regretting transferring out of Ohio State, and he put his frustrations on social media for all to see. Abor seemed to imply that the only reason he left Columbus was to get a higher NIL payment, and that doesn’t seem to be working out for him.

It looks like Abor would rather still be in Columbus than playing for SMU. Had he stayed, he would have had a shot to compete for playing time this year. Instead, he’s buried on the depth chart somewhere else. Now, he wouldn’t help the Buckeyes even if he did come back.

This just goes to show that the grass isn’t always greener when it comes to the transfer portal. Those payments don’t always end up being what’s best for players, and sometimes players can’t even find another school to go to once they enter in the portal.

More players should be wary of chasing money in the portal. It’s something that doesn’t work for everyone, and it can lead players to make bad decisions.