Doric SamJanuary 15, 2025
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As Ohio State gears up for Monday’s College Football Playoff national championship game against Notre Dame, it will be doing so without one of its most famous players.
Per Ben Axelrod of Awful Announcing, a team spokesperson confirmed to Ohio State’s student newspaper, The Lantern, that walk-on redshirt sophomore defensive lineman Caden Davis is no longer an active athlete for the Buckeyes. The spokesperson didn’t offer a specific reason for Davis’ departure from the team.
Davis originally joined Ohio State as a preferred walk-on in 2022, so he never saw the field during his time on the roster. However, he became a social media star with more than 276,000 followers on TikTok and more than 106,000 followers on Instagram thanks to his videos giving a behind-the-scenes look at what it’s like to be an Ohio State football player.
However, Davis faced criticism after posting a video featuring footage from the Buckeyes’ trip to Texas for the CFP semifinal Cotton Bowl against the Longhorns. Fans pointed out that his video included footage from Ohio State’s appearance in the Cotton Bowl at the end of the 2023 season and questioned whether he was actually with the team in Texas. Buckeyes offensive lineman George Fitzpatrick even commented on a since-deleted post, “You don’t play here.”
It’s unclear if the questionable video played a factor in Davis’ departure from Ohio State, but Buckeyes fans will now have to look elsewhere if they want a behind-the-scenes look at Monday night’s game against the Fighting Irish.
