Ohio State football will work without the two coordinators and a younger backfield after its national title run. Be that as it may, one Buckeyes rusher in the transfer entry made a shocking reversal Wednesday.

Running back Sam Williams-Dixon turned out of the portal, per Pete Nakos of On3.com. Williams-Dixon entered one month ago, during the Buckeyes’ College Football Playoff run.

Williams-Dixon originally took a redshirt year in Columbus. He saw activity in three complete games.

The native of Pickerington, Ohio, carried the football no more than three times against Purdue, Western Michigan, and Akron. He added up to seven carries, 53 yards, and averaged 7.6 yards per carry. He never crossed the goal line in all of his ’24 games.

Williams-Dixon’s choice comes around the same time previous NFL head coach Matt Patricia joined Ryan Day and his coaching staff. Patricia will run the Buckeyes defense in front of the 2025 season.

Williams-Dixon will not have Chip Kelly calling running plays, as he’s set for the Las Vegas Raiders. He will walk into a recently revamped backfield in his choice to get back to OSU.

The national champions are losing the strong and explosive 1,000-yard duo TreVeyon Henderson and Quinshon Judkins. Williams-Dixon currently brings back experience into the RB room.

Be that as it may, he’s not ensured to emerge as the RB1. Ohio State lured in C.J. Donaldson from West Virginia in the entry. The huge 6-foot-2, 238-pound Donaldson acquires 30 rushing touchdowns in tow during his time in Morgantown. Donaldson additionally delivered consecutive 700-yard rushing seasons.

James People is one more danger to the title of RB1. People surfaced as the third RB choice behind Henderson and Judkins last season. The 2024 first-year recruit had 49 carries, 197 yards, scored two times, and averaged four yards a carry.

Despite who ascends as the lead back, the Buckeyes will have another offensive coordinator, a familiar face leading the unit. Wide receivers coach Brian Hartline got elevated to OC after Kelly’s exit. Hartline has a blend of experience and captivating rookies coming in.

The 2025 first-year recruit class of Bo Jackson, Anthony Rogers, and Isaiah West is filling the rest of the backfield in front of spring practices.