COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State sophomore offensive lineman and Glenville High School product Marcelys Jones has decided the leave the Buckeyes football program.
An Ohio State spokesperson and Glenville football coach Ted Ginn Sr. confirmed the news to Northeast Ohio Media Group on Thursday.
"It was a shocker to me as well as everybody (at Ohio State)," Ginn said. "I think he feels he needs to find another place to go I guess. That's about all I know."
Jones played sparingly for the Buckeyes during his freshman season, seeing the field in Ohio State's 66-0 win over Kent State. It seemed like Jones might have had a shot to crack the two-deep on Ohio State's depth chart this season, and he even saw some time at center in the spring.
But Ginn said Jones wants to explore opportunities to play elsewhere.
"He made the decision," Ginn said. "He just needed to do something different."
An exact destination for 6-foot-4, 315-pound Jones isn't known yet, but reports of him having interest in Kentucky came out shortly after the news that he was leaving Ohio State. The Wildcats were one of the 13 programs who offered the four-star Glenville prospect before he committed to Ohio State.
Jones enrolled as part of the Buckeyes 2014 recruiting class along with Glenville teammates Erick Smith and Marshon Lattimore.
It appears Jones' departure now puts Ohio State at the scholarship limit of 85. Ohio State was set to add a 27-man 2015 recruiting class this summer, but it was reported this week that incoming freshman Mirko Jurkovic did not qualify academically, leaving Ohio State at 86 scholarships.
Team sources told NEOMG that Ohio State planned on grayshirting another incoming freshman, but that's not necessary now with Jones' departure.
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