The transfer from Purdue brings a skill set that rounds out the tight end room and gives the Buckeyes an additional receiving option.

He was the No. 1 tight end in the portal. Klare becomes the second player to lose his black stripe so far this spring, joining Miles Lockhart, who lost his over the weekend.

His season-best reception was a 62-yard play against Illinois, a game the ranked Illini won by just one point in overtime. Klare only played two games last season, where he averaged fewer than 10 ...