Closer Look: Will Kacmarek More Than A Blocking Tight End

Ohio State lost three tight ends following the 2023 season as starter Cade Stover left for the NFL and reserves Joe Royer and Sam Hart headed for the transfer portal. Whether Royer and Hart had entered the portal or not, it wouldn’t have been a stretch for the Buckeyes to look to the portal again regardless.

Ohio State has tried to land portal tight ends in years past but were unsuccessful until this current cycle when Ohio University redshirt sophomore Will Kacmarek jumped on board. Kacmarek started two games as a redshirt freshman and 11 games this past season. In…