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To my eyes, Tate played like he was 100% vs the cheaters. Smith still looked dinged up. Hopefully, we can get a W tomorrow an have some time to get them really healthy.
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Wide receiver Carnell Tate and linebacker Sonny Styles were each named second-team All-Americans by the Associated Press, while quarterback Julian Sayin and defensive end Caden Curry earned third-team All-American honors.
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Eight Buckeyes Earn AP All-American Honors, Including Four First-Team Selections
Eight Ohio State players earn AP All-American honors including four first-team selections: Jeremiah Smith, Kayden McDonald, Arvell Reese and Caleb Downs.
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“Now I’m Rolling”: Carnell Tate Describes Midseason Injury As “A Little Bump in the Road,” Looks Forward to Ohio State’s CFP Run While Fully Healthy
By Chase Brown on December 29, 2025 at 3:20 pm @chaseabrown__
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Carnell Tate had 39 catches for 711 yards and seven touchdowns in Ohio State’s first eight games. Then, an injury before the Purdue game threw his career-best season off course.
“I had a little bump in the road, but then cleared that bump and now I’m rolling,” Tate told Eleven Warriors, declining to share the specifics of his injury. “I just didn’t feel like myself. I felt a little something. And when you feel a little something, you know your body, you know you can’t go. So I decided, me and the trainer decided, it was best for me to sit and now I’m feeling good.”
Tate, who missed the Buckeyes' matchups against Purdue, UCLA and Rutgers, said he returned to full strength after Ohio State beat Michigan in Ann Arbor. The 6-foot-3, 195-pound wide receiver had four catches for 45 yards and one score against the Wolverines. His touchdown included a Paul Bunyan celebration that Ohio State’s creative team edited to include Gold Pants in the team’s scoreboard post.
Indiana held Tate to a quiet four catches and 45 receiving yards in the Big Ten Championship Game. Tate said he and his teammates learned from the loss, with the biggest lesson being that they need to score more than 10 points to win matchup games.
Now that he’s healthy and rested, Tate said he’s excited to put on a show in the College Football Playoff.
“It could possibly be my last CFP run here, so I’ll just go out there and try to go win it all for two times in a row,” Tate said.
Yet to decide if he’ll enter the NFL draft as a potential top-10 pick, Tate removed his try and said the Buckeyes know they’re going to win back-to-back national championships.
“We know we’re going to win it all,” he said.
Tate said Julian Sayin gives him confidence as Ohio State enters the CFP. He said Sayin could have a similar emergence as Will Howard in last year’s playoff.
“Julian’s been the same guy all year, whether it’s win or loss,” Tate said. “No matter what, who the competition is, he’s been an elite passer, elite quarterback for us and an elite game manager.”
Tate thinks Jeremiah Smith is in for a similar breakout, especially against his hometown Miami Hurricanes.
“He wants to win every game, but this game is just, it just means a lot to him,” Tate said. “From his crib, his hometown. So yeah, it means a lot to him.”
“Now I’m Rolling”: Carnell Tate Describes Midseason Injury As “A Little Bump in the Road,” Looks Forward to Ohio State’s CFP Run While Fully Healthy
Carnell Tate described his midseason injury as “a little bump in the road” and said he looks forward to contributing to Ohio State’s CFP run while fully healthy. “Now I’m rolling.”
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Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
PFF believes Carnell Tate has true No. 1 receiver traits for the NFL
Even though Ohio State is still alive in the College Football Playoff and plans to play a few more games in order to capture another College Football Playoff Na
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PFF believes Carnell Tate has true No. 1 receiver traits for the NFL
The Ohio State wide receiver could be a top prospect in the 2026 NFL Draft and PFF outlines why.
There are many things that make Tate such an enticing pick for any NFL team that chooses to take a chance on him. Not only does Tate have the speed to beat and defender off the line from the snap, but he also has the footwork to break on any type of route to create space on the intermediate throws.
Coming in at 6-foot-3 and 195 pounds, Tate has shown that even with his size, he has the ability to break off the line of scrimmage and burn any defender in front of him. Once he has done that a few times, defenders begin to play a little more off of him so as not to get beaten on the long ball.
The moment a defender gives Tate space, that opens up the short game for him, meaning he has the footwork to make a move on any defender to create space and for a perfect passing window for his quarterback.
Tate has all the tools to make a great NFL wide receiver, and don't be surprised if he goes early in the first round, as there are many teams that could use a difference maker on their team next season.
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Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Ohio State's Carnell Tate has always been 'one of those dudes'
Tate's emergence began on a 7-on-7 team filled with future Ohio State teammates and other college standouts.
Ohio State WR Carnell Tate has always been 'one of those dudes'
Collin Hurst knows what it's like to be Ohio State's quarterback.
More than three years ago, Hurst quarterbacked the South Florida Express to the championship of a 7-on-7 tournament in Las Vegas, utilizing future Ohio State starting receivers Carnell Tate, Jeremiah Smith and Brandon Inniss.
"A quarterback's dream," said Hurst, now an FCS starting quarterback for Presbyterian. "Julian Sayin is an incredible quarterback. But having those three guys definitely helps."
Back then, Inniss was the go-to guy. Smith was a budding force. But Tate, a late addition to the loaded squad, proved to be the difference-maker when it mattered most. Trailing a Cam Newton-backed team quarterbacked by Oregon's Dante Moore, Hurst went to Tate for the winning touchdown in that Vegas title game, lofting a pass to the back of the end zone with less than a minute to play.
"Carnell is one of those dudes you could always trust," Hurst said. "One of the nicest people you'll ever talk to. But when he would get on the field, he just embarrassed guys. I knew no matter how far off the corner would play, Carnell would get a step on him eventually."
The Buckeyes are banking on Tate -- one of college football's breakout stars -- coming up big again as they chase back-to-back national titles, beginning with their playoff opener against Miami in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic on New Year's Eve (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN).
"I've put in the work throughout my years here, I've put in the patience," Tate said. "The game comes to those who work. It's finally my time."
The spotlight didn't come quickly for Tate. During his first two seasons in Columbus, he filled a supporting role on a team with future NFL first-round picks Marvin Harrison Jr. and Emeka Egbuka. Last year, Tate took a backseat to Smith, a freshman sensation. Tate accepted the dirty work, turning into a tenacious perimeter blocker as the others put up big stats and generated headlines.
"Does everything the coaches ask him to do," Smith said, "and he don't complain about it."
This season, Tate has emerged as a star opposite Smith.
Tate is averaging 83.8 receiving yards per game, ranking seventh among Power 4 players, and has nine touchdowns despite missing games late in the year with a lower-body injury. Four ESPN NFL draft analysts now list him as the No. 1 or No. 2 wide receiver available in the 2026 draft. The 6-foot-3, 215-pound Tate could very well extend Ohio State's streak with a receiver taken in the first round to five consecutive years.
"I always knew the talent he had and what he was capable of," Harrison said. "It comes down to opportunity -- and he's getting that now."
Brett Goetz, who founded the Fort Lauderdale-based South Florida Express nearly two decades ago, noticed Tate's work ethic immediately. Goetz wanted another receiver and asked his players whether they had any suggestions. Inniss had faced Tate in high school -- Tate had scored a touchdown in IMG Academy's win over Inniss' American Heritage in the 2021 opener -- and recommended him.
Hurst said Tate was "straight business. ... almost like a military dude," the first to arrive for breakfast or meetings.
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Imo who cares. Amounted to what 1 title win?
Even so that title was because of the LOS and a battle warrior QB
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First off, Carnell will be missed greatly in this offense.
But you're ABSOLUTELY correct! Last year was one of the best LOS groups Day has had since he's been HC.
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