Ohio State quarterback Tate Martell made waves on Thursday after entering the NCAA's transfer database and has since followed two head coaches and an assistant on Twitter outside of Columbus.

According to Martell's most recent Twitter activity, he has followed Miami's Manny Diaz, West Virginia's Neal Brown and Auburn offensive coordinator Kenny Dillingham. All three of those programs seem to be in the market for quarterbacks after losing a starter this season — Malik Rosier for the Hurricanes, Will Grier with the Mountaineers and Jarrett Stidham at Auburn.

An RPO-heavy dual threat coming out of high school, Martell is a scheme-specific quarterback who seemed to be a fit with the Buckeyes within Ryan Day's tempo-based offense. He redshirted as a four-star true freshman in 2017 before performing in spots as Dwayne Haskins' primary backup this season.

After entering the NCAA's transfer portal, a player does have the freedom to return the school. The university also has the right to decline renewal of the player's scholarship. Active in the database, Martell is free to talk with any program and there are no restrictions on that.

He has not spoken publicly on his interest in transferring this week, but Martell said before the bowl game that the possibility of Ohio State landing Georgia transfer quarterback Justin Fields would have no effect on his career with the Buckeyes. In fact, he was staunch in his remarks on the idea.

“I’m just going to tell you right now, if anybody comes in, it’s going to take them over a year to learn the offense, in terms of to be where you need to be to go in and take over the offense and perform at a high level," Martell told Bucknuts in December. “So, just from that aspect, if someone is going to come in and think they are just going to walk in and start, it’s probably not going to happen, just because of having to learn the offense. Because our offense that coach Day has set for us, it’s an NFL-type of offense and it’s difficult to learn. So, it’s takes people awhile to get it down."

These comments and others were part of the reason most media members were shocked this week when Martell decided against competing with Fields in Columbus and entered the portal.

Miami is one of the more intriguing potential landing spots for Martell. His decision to pursue other options could put the Buckeyes in a less-than-ideal predicament at quarterback next fall if Fields isn't granted immediate eligibility by the NCAA. Matthew Baldwin, a true freshman last season, would be the likely starter if Fields is forced to sit a year after transferring from Georgia.

Martell completed 23 of 28 passes this season for 269 yards and a touchdown for the Buckeyes. He also rushed for 128 yards and two scores on 22 carries.