In some of the discussion about next year, people add something like “….and we’ll add someone from the portal”. Like that’s easy or we’ve had recent success. The recent transfers have been pretty mid. McAllister was a unique situation because he was Knowels guy and knew the system, but it’s certainly debatable whether he deserved the snaps he got. And how things work out one year can impact your portal recruiting the next. Tywone Malone and Ja’had Carter not getting a whiff of the field is now a data point that will be considered. The Buckeyes will probably never guarantee playing time, but there are schools with the same NIL resources that will. Point is that it’s not certain and maybe even unlikely that experienced help is on the way.