This is something noteworthy before the national title game between Ohio State and Notre Dame: per The Lantern (the school’s newspaper), walk-on defensive end “has been dismissed from Ohio sate’s football team.” The player has a huge following on TikTok, but we have no idea if that contributed to his dismissal. In fact, the reason is a mystery.

The drama surrounding Ohio State football has taken a curious turn ahead of their highly anticipated national championship game against Notre Dame. Caden Davis, a walk-on defensive

Ohio State walk-on defensive lineman Caden Davis, known more for his TikTok content than what he’s done on the field, has been dismissed from the Buckeyes football team, the program announced Wednesday according to The Lantern.

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.

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 walk-on defensive end Caden Davis, a content creator who has a combined 300,000 followers on various social media platforms, is no longer part of the football team.