The player had not appeared in a game with the Buckeyes but had amassed a large following across a variety of platforms on social media.

Ohio State is preparing for the National Championship but will be down a player after dismissing defensive end Caden Davis ahead of the title tilt. Noah Weiskopf of The Lantern first reported the news of Davis' dismissal. The school confirmed that Davis was no longer an "official Buckeye athlete" but did not reveal the reason why.

Former walk-on Caden Davis' Ohio State-related social media content has garnered considerable attention, but he will not in a Buckeyes uniform during the national title game.

As Ohio State gears up for its showdown against Notre Dame in the National Championship, the Buckeyes face a sudden distraction: defensive end Caden Davis has been dismissed from the team, just days ahead of the title game.

Social media star and Ohio State walk-on Caden Davis was dismissed by the Buckeyes, according to a report from the university newspaper The Lantern. Davis, a defensive lineman who amassed hundreds of thousands of followers across TikTok,