Chances Transfer Thompson Joins Team This Season “Unlikely”

The saga of Ohio State transfer defensive end Dylan Thompson appears to have taken another turn according to Wahoo Coach Bronco Mendenhall after this morning’s practice.

Thompson had been expected to join the team after finishing summer school classes in Columbus, but Mendenhall described the chances of that happening as “unlikely.”

Asked about the delay in Thompson’s arrival and the reasons for it, Mendenhall said “(for) Dylan Thompson (it) is eligibility. Course work and becoming eligible. And so again, until he arrives he’s not part of our team. And right now it would be “If” he arrives would be the way to phrase it.”

Mendenhall was then asked if he was still anticipating Thompson on the team this year.

“I would say it’s unlikely at this point,” Mendenhall replied.

Thompson announced he would be transferring to UVA in late April. He was expecting to complete his undergraduate requirements at Ohio State this summer and earn a degree in sport industry, then enroll at Virginia during the summer.

Injuries limited the 6-foot-5, 275-pound Thompson’s playing time at Ohio State. He played in two career games for the Buckeyes and picked up three tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss in 2017, the only season he saw action at Ohio State.

Thompson went to Ohio State after graduating from Chicago-area Montini Catholic. His team won three state championship his first three years of high school, followed by a state runner-up finish as a senior. Thompson tied his high school record with 17 quarterback sacks as a senior and also contributed 60 tackles and a total of 35 tackles-for-loss.

As a prep player, he earned Suburban Christian Conference lineman of the year honors and also earned Chicago Tribune and Champaign News-Gazette first team all-state accolades. He was a USA Today all-Illinois selection and selected to the U.S. Under-19 national team and played in the International Bowl (vs. Canada) in Arlington, Texas.