Jordan Whiting To Transfer To Louisville

Whiting headed back home

The Ohio State linebacker announced via Twitter on Thursday morning that he would be transferring from Ohio State to Louisville to finish his college career. Whiting is from Louisville and is headed back to play in his home state after his short stint with the Buckeyes.

Jordan Whiting, a sophomore, only had 1 tackle for Ohio State in 2011 and found himself buried on the depth chart at linebacker. He was also suspended for the first game against Akron for being involved in the trading memorabilia for tattoo's scandal.

Obviously, given this recent development, he doesn't foresee those circumstances changing under the new regime in Columbus. A fourth-year junior to be, eligibility wise, he will have to sit out the 2012 season because of the transfer, and thus will have just one season of playing time at Louisville.

In his final tweets he thanks former head coach Jim Tressel and athletic director Gene Smith for the opportunity to play as a Buckeye. Whiting goes on to say the couple of years he's been here were very memorable to him and it was a blessing to be in Columbus. It's too bad to see this young man go but I wish him the best of luck at Louisville.

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