Former Ohio State defensive end Alex Williams has selected his transfer destination.
Williams, who entered the transfer portal earlier this month, announced Wednesday on Instagram that he will continue his college football career at Vanderbilt.
“The Ohio State University has given me tools as a young man to grow, and I thank everyone who’s been apart of said journey. I’ve been here my entire life and grew up being in this position, but life has audibles. Coach Day and Coach Larry Johnson gave me an opportunity of a lifetime and I cannot be more appreciative of that,” Williams wrote in his announcement. “Coach Mason, Ted Roof, and Haye... these men have given me an opportunity to play in the SEC for Vanderbilt University, while earning a phenomenal degree in the meantime.”
Williams also wrote that he will be wearing No. 8 at Vanderbilt in honor of Kobe Bryant.
A three-star recruit from Pickerington, Ohio, Williams spent two years with the Buckeyes but played just 64 snaps last season and did not play at all as a true freshman. Had he stayed at Ohio State, he was likely to remain buried on the Buckeyes' defensive end depth chart in 2020, with Jonathon Cooper, Tyreke Smith, Tyler Friday, Zach Harrison and Javontae Jean-Baptiste among those returning to lead Ohio State at that position.
Williams has three remaining seasons of collegiate eligibility, though he will need to receive a waiver from the NCAA in order to be immediately eligible to play in 2020.
