Shortly after the heartbreaking loss to Georgia in the College Football Playoff national semi-final, JK Johnson put his name in the transfer portal. It didn’t take long for Johnson to find a new home as he’ll be traveling south to the Bayou to play for Brian Kelly and LSU. Johnson announced the news with an updated Twitter profile with him in a purple LSU jersey and “Ohio State -> LSU” in the bio.
Johnson started five games for the Buckeyes in 2022 and played in every other regular season game after only seeing action in just two games his freshman season. However, he didn’t see any time in the Chick-fil-a Peach Bowl loss to Georgia. With the possible departure of Cameron Brown in the secondary, it seems Johnson would’ve been in line for a significant increase in snaps.
