Marcus Hooker is headed to Youngstown State.
Following a four-year career with the Buckeyes, the New Castle, Pennsylvania, native and brother of former Ohio State All-American safety, Malik Hooker, entered the transfer portal on April 26. Hooker took to social media Friday to announce that he will stay in Ohio to join the Penguin football program ahead of the 2022 season.
Im proud to announce that I will be transferring Youngstown State University.. Go pic.twitter.com/YPD84OeQK3
— Marcus Hooker (@marcushooker23) May 20, 2022
Hooker played 39 snaps on defense for the Buckeyes this past season following an offseason suspension for an OVI charge in March 2021 to which he eventually pleaded guilty. Hooker did not appear at all in the final four games of the 2021 season, and was sidelined with an injury during the 2022 spring game.
A starter through the first five games of the 2020 campaign, injury and inconsistent play led to Hooker not playing any defensive snaps during the Buckeyes' postseason run to the national championship game. He would never start another game in scarlet and gray.
Following Hooker's announcement, each of Ohio State's 15 scholarship transfers have now landed at new destinations heading into the summer.
| Player | Pos | New School |
|---|---|---|
| QUINN EWERS | QB | TEXAS |
| JACK MILLER | QB | FLORIDA |
| JACOLBE COWAN | DE | NORTH CAROLINA |
| CORMONTAE HAMILTON | DE | MEMPHIS |
| DARRION HENRY-YOUNG | DE | KENTUCKY |
| NOAH POTTER | DE | CINCINNATI |
| DALLAS GANT | LB | TOLEDO |
| K'VAUGHAN POPE | LB | TENNESSEE STATE |
| SEVYN BANKS | CB | LSU |
| LEJOND CAVAZOS | CB | NORTH CAROLINA |
| RYAN WATTS | CB | TEXAS |
| MARCUS HOOKER | S | YOUNGSTOWN STATE |
| BRYSON SHAW | S | USC |
| ANDRE TURRENTINE | S | TENNESSEE |
| CRAIG YOUNG | S | KANSAS |
