Defense End bye Atkinson, who played two sessions in North Carolina, is transferring to the Ohio state.
He made an official visit to Columbus on Monday.
In the last season, in 13 matches, 6 -foot -6 Atkinson made 35 tackles with 7.5 bags and five quarterbacks (12 for loss).
In 2023, as a redshirt freshman, he had 19 tackles (4.5 for loss), 3.5 sacks and a forced abbal in 13 games.
Etkinson, Rale, Neck, from NC, was listed as a four-star transfer probability and number 20 Edge Rashar by 247Sports.
He has two sessions of eligibility.
Etkinson defending National Champion Bakies and new defensive coordinator Matt Petricia will help fill the zero left out of the departure of Seniors Jetie Tumolou, Jack Sawyer, Ty Hamilton and Tilic Williams.
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