Ohio State has seemed dominant all through the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff.
After knocking out the top-seeded Oregon Ducks within the quarterfinals, the Buckeyes defeated the Texas Longhorns within the semifinal to advance to Monday’s championship recreation. But one member of the Buckeyes, who rose to prominence largely resulting from his social media presence, won’t make the journey to Atlanta for the nationwide title recreation.
Caden Davis, a former walk-on, has been dismissed from the group, Ohio State Sports Information Director Jerry Emig confirmed to The Lantern.
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Ohio State Buckeyes defensive finish Caden Davis indicators an autograph for a fan after the Ohio State Spring Game on April 13, 2024. (Jason Mowry/Icon Sportswire by way of Getty Images)
The sophomore defensive finish by no means recorded a deal with throughout his temporary stint as an Ohio State student-athlete. Davis has amassed a whole lot of 1000’s of followers throughout common social media platforms resembling TikTok and Instagram.
University officers didn’t instantly present particulars on what led to Davis’ dismissal.
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At occasions, Davis’ on-line content material would offer followers with behind-the-scenes content material of the Ohio State soccer group and athletic services. He would additionally doc his life as a scholar on the Columbus, Ohio, campus.
As of Wednesday, a minimum of considered one of Davis’ social media bios learn, “Ohio State soccer #61,” whereas different accounts characteristic references to the soccer program.
An Ohio State soccer helmet (Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire by way of Getty Images/File)
In a since-deleted Instagram publish, Davis prompt he was touring to the Dallas space with the Buckeyes for the semifinal matchup with Texas within the Cotton Bowl. It was later decided that the photographs Davis shared had been from final season’s Cotton Bowl recreation. Missouri defeated Ohio State in that recreation.
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Ohio State final hoisted the nationwide championship trophy in 2014, which was the inaugural College Football Playoff Championship.
Notre Dame punched its ticket to the nationwide title recreation by defeating the Georgia Bulldogs within the quarterfinals earlier than eliminating Penn State within the semifinal. The championship recreation kicks off at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Jan. 20 at 7:30 p.m. ET.
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