Ohio State looked dominant during the first-ever 12-team college football playoff.
After eliminating the top-seeded Oregon Ducks in the quarterfinals, the Buckeyes defeated the Texas Longhorns in the semifinal to advance to Monday’s championship game. But a member of the Buckeyes, who rose to fame largely thanks to his social media presence, will not travel to Atlanta for the national title game.
Caden Davis, a former walk-on, has been dismissed from the team, Ohio State sports information director Jerry Emig confirmed to The Lantern.
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Ohio State Buckeyes defensive end Caden Davis signs an autograph for a fan after the Ohio State Spring Game on April 13, 2024. (Jason Mowry/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
The sophomore defensive end never recorded a tackle during his brief stint as an Ohio State student-athlete. Davis has amassed hundreds of thousands of followers on popular social media platforms such as TikTok and Instagram.
University officials did not immediately provide details about what led to Davis’ dismissal.
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Davis’s online content occasionally provided his followers with behind-the-scenes content of the Ohio State football team and athletic facilities. He would also document his life as a student on the Columbus, Ohio campus.
As of Wednesday, at least one of Davis’ social media bios read: “Ohio State Football #61,” while other accounts include references to the football program.
An Ohio State football helmet (Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images/File)
In a since-deleted Instagram post, Davis suggested he would travel to the Dallas area with the Buckeyes for their semifinal matchup against Texas in the Cotton Bowl. It was later determined that the photos Davis shared were from last season’s Cotton Bowl game. Missouri defeated Ohio State in that game.
Ohio State last lifted the national championship trophy in 2014, which was the inaugural College Football Playoff championship.
Notre Dame punched its ticket to the national title game by defeating the Georgia Bulldogs in the quarterfinals before eliminating Penn State in the semifinals. The championship game begins at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on January 20 at 7:30 pm ET.
