An Ohio native, Gurd is joining another former Ohio State tight end, Joe Royer, down at Cincinnati. Gurd stayed with the program through its national championship victory, but after a weekend of celebration, made his intentions clear on Monday that he will play the 2025 college football season with the Bearcats.

The Ohio State Buckeyes have lost a few players to the transfer portal this year, but thankfully they were able to make some key additions through the portal as well. Looking ahead to the 2025 college football season,

Here's why Ohio State football RB Quinshon Judkins decided to leave Ole Miss and transfer to the Buckeyes last offseason:

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State football’s Hero Kanu has entered the transfer portal. The defensive lineman is fresh off his junior season with the Buckeyes in which he collected four tackles across 123 defensive snaps played.

Ohio State tight end Patrick Gurd is transferring to the school after visiting Cincinnati this past Thursday. Joe Royer's former teammate has appeared in 22 games across his Buckeye career with two catches for 15 yards. Cincinnati could use the depth at tight end and Gurd fit that nicely during his final season of eligibility.

University of Cincinnati Bearcats football has added another tight end to complement NFL prospect Joe Royer and returning quarterback Brendan Sorsby. Patrick Gurd, who just helped the Ohio State Buckeyes win a national championship,