After spending two seasons with the Ohio State Buckeyes and emerging as a star for the team, it sounds like veteran guard Roddy Gayle Jr. has decided to switch sides in the rivalry and sign with the Michigan Wolverines.
According to a report from Joe Tipton of On3, Roddy Gayle Jr. has decided to sign with the Michigan Wolverines after entering the transfer portal earlier this offseason.
“BREAKING: Ohio State transfer guard Roddy Gayle Jr. has committed to Michigan, he tells @On3sports. The 6-4 sophomore averaged 13.5 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 3.1 assists per game this season,” said in a post on X, the social media website that was formerly known as Twitter.
BREAKING: Ohio State transfer guard Roddy Gayle Jr. has committed to Michigan, he tells @On3sports.
The 6-4 sophomore averaged 13.5 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 3.1 assists per game this season. https://t.co/jrLBfPCMqT pic.twitter.com/oWoImRco6D
— Joe Tipton (@TiptonEdits) April 22, 2024
Gayle entered the transfer portal earlier this year after the Buckeyes decided to name interim head coach Jake Diebler the team’s new full-time head coach in replacement of Chris Holtmann, who was fired during the season.
Needless to say, Gayle’s decision to switch sides in such a heated college rivalry led to a lot of reactions on social media.
OSU/Michigan doesn’t have the same heat in MBB as in football, but it may be getting there. https://t.co/5K4g7rOoRT
— Kevin Noon (@Kevin_Noon) April 22, 2024
Trader https://t.co/Unlqtxrwzo
— Ben Axelrod (@BenAxelrod) April 22, 2024
I’ll never get this
I mean anywhere but there
Good riddance https://t.co/8jQe0Mzk3J— RMG (@RMGBuckeye4Life) April 22, 2024
We got Auburn kids going to Alabama, Ohio State kids going to Michigan. Our pets heads are falling off! https://t.co/WpvQwfrRJt
— Riley Gates (@Riley_Gates) April 22, 2024
Once a Buckeye, always a Buckeye — unless you go up north and in that case your Buckeye career is disgraced and we will never root for you ever again. Good riddance. https://t.co/VzJ2tGt1I3
— ✰ (@WhyNotSheeran) April 22, 2024
Key Auburn contributor heading to Bama.
Key Ohio State contributor heading to Michigan.
UNC-Duke, you're next. https://t.co/hl9Zd08F7D
— Rocco Miller (@RoccoMiller8) April 22, 2024
It’s safe to say that this decision from Gayle will likely add a little fuel to the rivalry between these two teams, especially when he suits up against the Buckeyes.
