Buckeyes offensive lineman George Fitzpatrick will enter transfer portal

COLUMBUS — Ohio State offensive lineman George Fitzpatrick has entered the transfer portal. He will have two seasons of eligibility wherever he ends up playing next.

The 6-foot-5.25 and 275-pound Fitzpatrick redshirted as a true freshman during the 2022 season. He appeared in four games as redshirt freshman in 2023. He took snaps against Western Kentucky, Michigan State and Minnesota. Fitzpatrick saw action in 13 games as a reserve this season, including the College Football Playoff quarterfinals against Oregon.

Fitzpatrick was the No. 228 overall prospect and No. 13 offensive tackle in the 2022 class, according to the On3 Industry Rankings. He was the No. 282 overall prospect and No. 22 offensive tackle in the 2022 On300 coming out of Englewood (Colo.) Cherry Creek.

Fitzpatrick is one of four offensive linemen that Ohio State signed in the 2022 class. The others were Tegra Tshabola, Carson Hinzman and Avery Henry. Tshabola has started all 14 games for the Buckeyes this season at guard.

Hinzman started 13 games at center for Ohio State in 2023. He was forced into a reserve role at the start of the this season, however, after the Buckeyes added former Alabama center Seth McLaughlin in the offseason. Hinzman has started the past seven games of the season following a pair of injuries, however. He was inserted as the Buckeyes starting left guard following Josh Simmon’s season-ending injury and slide inside to center after McLaughlin went down with a season-ending injury prior to the Indiana game.

A cancer diagnosis forced Henry to retire from football in December of 2022.He remains with the team but has never suited up for the Scarlet and Gray.

Things never materialized for Fitzpatrick, however. Now he’s entering the transfer portal to find his next college football stop after three seasons at Ohio State.