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As Ohio State prepares for Monday’s College Football Playoff national championship game against Notre Dame, it will do so without one of its most famous players.

Sore Ben Axelrod of Awful Announcing, a spokesperson for the team confirmed to Ohio State’s student newspaper, The lightthat walk-on redshirt sophomore defensive lineman Caden Davis is no longer an active athlete for the Buckeyes. The spokesman did not give a specific reason for Davis’ departure from the team.

Davis originally joined Ohio State as a preferred walk-on in 2022, he said never seen the field in his time on the list. 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 that give a look behind the scenes what it’s like to be an Ohio State football player.

However, Davis faced criticism after posting a video of 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.