Ohio State football safety Cedrick Hawkins enters transfer portal
Ohio State safety Cedrick Hawkins entered the NCAA transfer portal on Tuesday afternoon, The Dispatch confirmed.
Hawkins redshirted as a freshman last fall and did not appear in a game for the Buckeyes. In Saturday's spring game, he had five tackles, but rotated behind other underclassmen in the rotation.
A native of Titusville, Florida, he was ranked as a four-star prospect out of Cocoa High School. The composite rankings from 247Sports had him as the nation's No. 347 prospect and No. 35 safety in the class for 2023.
The portal reopened Tuesday, allowing undergraduate players to put their names in the online database as they look to transfer elsewhere and play immediately in the upcoming season. The spring window continues through April 30.
With Hawkins’ entry into the portal, the Buckeyes have seven scholarship safeties after they had 10 on the roster last season.
Joey Kaufman covers Ohio State football for The Columbus Dispatch and can be reached at jkaufman@dispatch.com.
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