Former Ohio State quarterback Air Noland obligated South Carolina from the NCAA transfer portal. On3’s Hayes Fawcett reported the news. Noland only spent one season with the Buckeyes.

Noland had already planned a visit to South Carolina last week. He enrolled at Ohio State in January and went through spring training with the Buckeyes. With the addition of Alabama short-term signatory Julian Sayin During the winter transfer portal window in the quarterback room, Ohio State had five scholarship quarterbacks during spring practice.

Ohio State head coach Ryan Day and offensive coordinator Chip Kelly did not name a starting quarterback after the spring game.

Noland committed to the Buckeyes at the start of the process in April 2023. To Elite 11 As a finalist last summer, he impressed as one of the group’s more accurate passers. Despite the addition of Sayin in January, Noland remained committed to Ohio State.

Noland was 5 of 7 in the spring game and threw for 47 yards with one interception. The talented southpaw chose the Buckeyes over Alabama. Miami And Texas A&M. As a senior, he completed 66.5 percent of his passes for 2,140 yards and 22 touchdown passes along with 9 interceptions Langston Hughes High School in Georgia. However, during his junior year, Noland threw for 4,095 yards and 55 touchdown passes, winning a state championship.

A member of the 2024 class, Noland was a four-star recruit out of Fairburn (Ga.) Langston Hughes, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that takes into account all four major recruiting media companies. He was the No. 9 overall prospect in the state, the No. 5 quarterback in the class and the No. 59 overall prospect in the class.

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