Friday's Buckeye Bits

Good Friday morning! We've got a good deal of news and stuff to talk about today, so let's get right to it.

Jordan Whiting headed back home. As Ian told you yesterday, the Kentucky-born linebacker is transferring to Louisville. After sitting this year, he'll have only one year of eligibility left to play.

He never got the playing time he expected as a four-star recruit, as he could never move up the depth chart. Despite being part of Tatgate, he seems to be a fine young player and gentleman, tweeting thanks to Coach Tressel and AD Gene Smith. Best of luck, Jordan.

Another DB coach? Yep, and again Ian's on top of it. I really need to quit my job so I can get these awesome breaking stories. Or not...Anyhow, Kerry Coombs comes north from the University of Cincinnati to fill Bill Sheridan and Taver Johnson's shoes. Coombs led Colerain High to a state championship in 2004, so he certainly knows his way around recruiting. However, considering he's the third guy to hold the DB job in about six weeks, chances are he'll be hired as a head coach somewhere in a few weeks...

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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