Ohio State QB Tate Martell enters NCAA transfer pool

The Associated Press

6 years ago

Ohio State quarterback Tate Martell, a graduate of Bishop Gorman High School. (Jay LaPrete/AP)

Bishop Gorman quarterback Tate Martell rushes for a first down against Cocoa, Fla,. in the first half of their prep football game at Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas Friday Sept. 2, 2016. Josh Holmberg/Las Vegas Review-Journal

QB Tate Martell, Bishop Gorman (5-11, 190): The senior passed for 2,362 yards and 41 TDs with just one interception. He rushed for 1,257 yards and 21 TDs, and was named the Southwest League Offensive MVP and Gatorade National Player of the Year. Martell has committed to Ohio State.

Bishop Gorman’s Tate Martell (18) runs to meet with his teammates after winning 84-8 against Liberty in the Class 4A state football championship game at Sam Boyd Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016, in Las Vegas. Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @Erik_Verduzco

Bishop Gorman quarterback Tate Martell runs with the ball against Palo Verde during the first half of a high school football game at Bishop Gorman High School, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016, in Las Vegas. David Becker/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @davidjaybecker

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State quarterback Tate Martell may be looking to transfer.

Martell has entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal, a person with access to the portal told The Associated Press. The person spoke Wednesday on the condition of anonymity because the database isn’t public.

Martell listing his name with the NCAA means schools are now free to talk to him about a potential transfer.

Martell attended Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas from 2014-2016 before leaving early to attend Ohio State.

Martell, who will be a third-year sophomore, sat behind record-smashing quarterback Dwayne Haskins Jr. last season. He seemed to be the heir apparent when Haskins left early for the NFL draft. But then Ohio State lured Georgia transfer Justin Fields to compete for the starting spot.

Fields was the No. 1 national recruit in the 2018 class.