Late on Friday night, Chris Klieman and the Kansas State Wildcats made a splash addition through the transfer portal with the commitment of Ohio State linebacker Gabe Powers.
Powers, a 6-foot-4 junior from Marysville, Ohio, spent the previous two seasons at Ohio State before electing to transfer.
In two seasons with the Buckeyes, Powers didn’t see the field much due to multiple seniors ahead of him at the position. He posted 12 total tackles, one interception, which he returned to the end zone for a 29-yard pick six, and one pass breakup at Ohio State.
Coming out of Marysville High School in the Class of 2022, Powers was listed as a four-star prospect by the 247Sports index and the nation’s 101st-ranked player. He also checked in as the eighth-ranked player at his position and the fifth-ranked player in the state of Ohio.
The transfer portal officially opened on Monday, December 9, 2024, and will remain open until Saturday, December 28, with an exception for players on teams who play bowl games after the window closes. According to NCAA data, 2,273 FBS football players entered the transfer portal in 2023-24 school year, with 1,558 (68.5%) undergraduates and 715 (31.5%) graduate transfers. Of the entrants, 57% reported that they enrolled in another school, 8% withdrew their names from the portal, and 35% are still active, transferred to a non-NCAA school, or left their sport.
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