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Ohio State DE Transfer Omari Abor Commits to SMU

Ohio State Buckeyes defensive end Omari Abor has committed to the SMU Mustangs

Matt Galatzan

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Ohio State Buckeyes defensive end Omari Abor, who entered the NCAA Transfer Portal at the end of November, has found his new home. 

Per an announcement from Abor, the former five-star recruit has committed to the SMU Mustangs.

Abor, who was a four-star commit for the Buckeyes in the 2022 class out of  Duncanville, Texas, now returns home to the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. 

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He missed most of 2022 for the Buckeyes with injuries, playing just a few snaps in the second game of the season against Arkansas State before sitting out the rest of the regular season due to a knee injury. He then suffered an undisclosed injury prior to the 2023 campaign that required surgery.

This season, Abor has posted two total tackles, as one apiece came in the wins over Purdue and Western Kentucky.

Abor shed his black stripe prior to Ohio State's loss in the College Football Playoff to Georgia last season. This signaled that he could have a key role in 2023, but that never came to fruition.

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Still, he received high praise for his talent.

“This guy had a minor setback, but he’s been working hard every day,” director of player development C.J. Barnett said in Dec. 2022. “He’s proven himself, that he’s got a little dog in him.”

Playing for the Mustangs will give Abor a chance to remain in a Power conference as well, with SMU moving to the ACC alongside Cal and Stanford this summer amid the major conference shift around the nation.

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Matt Galatzan
MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com, AllAggies.com, and the Managing Editor of BuckeyesNow.com and TheGroveReport.com He is also the Editor-In-Chief of RamDigest.com and TexansDaily.com. Galatzan graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry under Mike Fisher at DallasBasketball.com in 2014, which at the time was part of the 247Sports network. He also spent two years covering the SMU Mustangs for PonyStampede.com on the 247Sports network. When DallasBasketball.com and CowboysCountry.com moved over to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, Galatzan followed suit, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com and AllAggies.com a year later. Through the years, Galatzan has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, former Longhorns players Dan Neil and Phil Dawson, and many other recruits, and current/former players for each of the teams he has covered. Galatzan is also a full-time employee in the digital media department for Audacy and KRLD FM's 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, which is the official radio home of the Dallas Cowboys. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan For any inquiries, please email matt.galatzan@gmail.com

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