It has been speculated about and touched on many times over the last couple of months, but Bucknuts can confirm that fourth-year junior offensive lineman Evan Lisle will be leaving the program as a graduate transfer.

Multiple sources have confirmed to Bucknuts that Lisle's destination will be to Duke, where the Centerville (OH) product will use his last year of eligibility and pursue a Master's Degree.

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Lisle signed with Ohio State in the Class of 2013 as a 4-star prospect, the No. 76 overall player, No. 6 offensive tackle, and No. 4 player in Ohio.

Lisle is headed to Duke

But Lisle never lived up to that billing during his time in Columbus, as he had to adjust early on to a new system (Centerville employed a run-heavy option offense), battled some injuries in the middle of his career, and then served as a back-up the last couple of seasons, playing mostly on special teams this past year.

The 6-foot-6, 308-pounder graduated from Ohio State with a degree in Family Resource Management this past December, and will be eligible to play immediately for the Blue Devils in 2017.

Lisle's departure will help the program with scholarship numbers, as the Buckeyes are already technically oversigned for the Class of 2017. With Lisle heading to Duke, the Buckeyes now are currently looking at a count of 90 players, with those incoming and still on scholarship, needing to get to 85 by the start of Fall Camp.

That number will go higher for every player the Buckeyes add to their 2017 class from here on out, but are supposed to clear some more room via players departing the program via early entry to the NFL (that haven't announced yet), medical hardship, and other transfer announcements.