Defensive end Beau Atkinson, who played two seasons at North Carolina, is transferring to Ohio State. He made an official visit to Columbus on Monday. In 13 games last season, the 6-foot-6 Atkinson made 35 tackles (12 for loss) with 7.

Defensive end help wasn’t at the top of Ohio State’s transfer portal needs for the spring window, but that doesn’t mean it wouldn’t take a chance to raise the position’s ceiling. The Buckeyes are replacing their entire starting defensive line quartet,