How Ohio State is handling the injuries of Jeremiah Smith and Carnell Tate

Ryan Day answered several questions about the receivers at his Tuesday news conference.

Nov 18, 2025

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Ryan Day at his Tuesday news conference, where he talked about the injuries to Carnell Tate and Jeremiah Smith as the Buckeyes prepare to play Rutgers on Saturday. (Photo by Doug Lesmerises)

COLUMBUS — Whenever you get an answer to a question, it helps to wonder what else a person possibly could have said. Sometimes the situation or the phrasing of a question traps the respondent into particular words.

So how does that apply to Ryan Day’s news conference Tuesday, when he was asked several times about the health of receivers Carnell Tate and Jeremiah Smith?

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