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Ohio State adds quarterback Gunnar Hoak, a former Kentucky graduate.
Hoak, who entered last week on the NCAA transfer portal, announced on Twitter on Twitter that he had accepted an offer to join the Buckeyes. He is about to graduate from Kentucky next week and he will still have two years of eligibility.
Ohio State needed a quarterback after rookie Matthew Baldwin entered the transfer portal earlier this month. Hoak Redshirt in Kentucky in 2016, did not play any games in 2017 and played five games last season, completing 13 of 26 passes for 167 yards and two touchdowns.
Sophomore Justin Fields, a transfer from Georgia, is expected to start for Ohio State this season.
"Since my birth at OSU Hospital, one aspect of my life has always been scarlet and gray," Hoak wrote in his article on Twitter. "And even though I gained a lot of experience during my stay in Lexington, I could not let the opportunity to continue a family legacy."
Hoak's father, Frank; uncle Fred Pagac; and cousin Fred Pagac Jr. have all played at Ohio State. The former Pagac was an assistant coach of the Buckeyes from 1978 to 2000 before starting a long run in the NFL, most recently as a coach of the Denver Broncos in 2017. Fred Pagac Jr. was a reserve linebacker who played for the Ohio State National Championship team in 2002.
Gunnar Hoak grew up near the Ohio State campus, but no scholarship was offered to him after his career at Dublin Coffman High School.
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