Overview
- Alliegro chose the Buckeyes over Texas after visiting both programs, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel.
- He has one season left to play and is viewed as an immediate addition to a thinning linebacker group.
- The 6-foot-4 defender logged 49 tackles and a career-high four sacks in 2025, with 124 career tackles, eight sacks and 14 tackles for loss, earning All-Big Ten honorable mention.
- Ohio State counts Alliegro as its fifth transfer addition of the offseason, and 247Sports rated him the No. 10 linebacker in the portal at the time of his commitment.
- The move addresses anticipated departures at linebacker, with Sonny Styles and Arvell Reese expected to head to the NFL Draft.