Ryan Day and Ohio State may still be playing catch-up with the portal heavyweights. Yet they dipped into the portal once again, locking in their 14th addition.

The Ohio State football program got some good news on Thursday when cornerback Jermaine Mathews Jr. made a decision to return for another season.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State football has landed a commitment from former Georgia cornerback Dominick Kelly. Kelly became the second defensive back out of the SEC to commit to Ohio State on Thursday, joining former Alabama corner Cam Calhoun. Two 5-star quarterbacks just made decisions that completely changed Ohio State’s 2026 football season

The Buckeyes will lose a bunch of stars to the 2026 NFL Draft, but several contributors in the trenches will come back to Columbus.

South Florida was also to pay Hartline $150,000 for his work last month, a span of four weeks in which he pulled double duty between two schools. He began hiring his coaching staff and working on roster retention for USF while he remained with Ohio State for the College Football Playoff.

The potential first-round NFL draft pick is coming back for a fourth year of college football, setting up a showdown with Ohio State's Julian Sayin.

The latest player to do so is Georgia Bulldogs defensive back Dominick Kelly, who is reportedly expected to commit to the Ohio State Buckeyes after entering the transfer portal following the 2025 college football season.