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.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Walk-on defensive end and content creator Caden Davis is no longer with Ohio State football. The news was first reported by The Lantern on Wednesday morning with OSU football’s Sports Information Director Jerry Emig confirming Davis' departure.

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.

An Ohio State player was kicked off the team days before the College Football Playoff National Championship Game.

"How'd you get fired before your last game?" College football fans are taking to social media to rip an Ohio State Buckeyes football player for getting tossed off of the team before the College Football Playoff national championship game on Monday evening.

Davis joined Ohio State's football program as a preferred walk-on in the spring semester of 2022. His involvement with the Buckeyes' program came after four years at Williams Mason High School in Mason, Ohio, where he played defensive end and defensive tackle.