There's no official word on why Tate isn't playing. He is in uniform and on the sideline with his helmet. But the Buckeyes ran their opening drive against the Boilermakers, and Tate just watched. Ohio State is heavily favored to beat Purdue. Whether or not Tate plays likely won't matter on the scoreboard.

One of the top recruits in the 2027 class is New Albany (OH) High running back Jett Jerwers. He holds over a dozen offers, including Bowling Green, Kentucky, Louisville, Harvard and Yale. Jerwers added to that list when he received an offer from Syracuse following a visit to Central New York over the weekend.

Jon Greenberg and Zac Jackson place bets ahead of a busy weekend of football. Will their picks be treats or tricks?

Despite going on a bit of a hot streak with three #Tribe26 commitments in three days, Mike Norvell and the Florida State Seminoles suffered a decommitment today. Defensive back Tedarius Hughes finally pulled the trigger, flipping to Fran Brown and the Syracuse Orange.

In the process, the son of Ohio State head coach Ryan Day, RJ Day threw for a school record 482 yards. RJ Day is a junior quarterback who is listed at 6-foot-1.

In more good recruiting news for the Ohio State Buckeyes, Ryan Day has been able to flip offensive lineman Mason Wilhelm.

In St. Francis DeSales (OH) 33-29 win over Ashland on Friday night in a OHSAA Region 7 playoff game, Stallions’ junior quarterback RJ Day, son of Ohio State head coach Ryan Day, unofficially set a school record.