Ohio State a contender for top prospect in the Transfer Portal

247Sports reported on Tuesday evening that standout Virginia cornerback Fentrell Cypress II was going to put his name in the NCAA Transfer Portal and the talented defensive back did that Wednesday morning.

Tennessee, Ole Miss and Syracuse were the programs that immediately reached out. As the day went on, talking to a source close to Cypress, Ohio State emerged as a contender.

The Buckeyes called a little after 4pm EST time and Thursday morning a source said the Buckeyes are “on him hard.”

As things continue to shake out for Cypress, the source said that Ohio State is expected to be in the mix moving forward.

Cypress is a graduate transfer that was a second-team All-ACC this past fall. He led the ACC with 14 pass break ups and passes defended per game. The 1.56 passes defended per game are the fourth-most in the country. Cypress started all nine of the games in which he appeared and was credited with 39 tackles.

Closing in on his degree from Virginia at the end of the current semester, Cypress’s focus moving forward is finding a place that will develop him into a first round draft pick while playing championship level football within a culture he fits in at.

Cypress was 247Sports top-ranked player in the portal following the first day. Schools from coast to coast have reached out.