This season, the Ohio State football team has benefitted from having two great running backs. Both TreVeyon Henderson and Quinshon Judkins have had great seasons for the Buckeyes. They have shared the load equally and have helped the Buckeyes make the CFP semifinals.

Behind them, the Ohio State Buckeyes don’t have much depth. The only two other scholarship running backs who are healthy are James Peoples and Sam-Williams Dixon. Henderson will leave next season to go to the NFL and it looks like Judkins will do the same.

Ohio State did get C.J. Donaldson Jr. to transfer in to help with depth issues at that spot. Still, that leaves them dangerously thin at running back. They just got thinner because the Buckeyes are now losing Williams-Dixon to the transfer portal.

Ohio State football player Sam Williams-Dixon has entered the transfer portal

Williams-Dixon, who was just a freshman, has decided to leave the Buckeyes. That means that they are likely down to just Peoples and Donaldson Jr. as backs who have significant carries at the collegiate level. They will have TC Caffey back after his second knee injury, but that’s not a lot of depth.

The Buckeyes will be adding Bo Jackson and Anthony “Turbo” Rogers as freshmen in the incoming recruiting class, but they obviously don’t have experience. Ohio State is going to have to rely on some unproven guys to get significant carries next year. Donaldson Jr. could start if Judkins heads to the NFL.

As for Williams-Dixon, he leaves after carrying the ball just seven times for 53 yards as a freshman this season. He must think that the freshman backs coming in behind him are more talented. That would be the only reason why he would decide to leave at this point.

We wish Williams-Dixon the best at his next landing spot.