Tate has missed each of the last two games for Ohio State with an undisclosed lower-body injury. He was held out of Ohio State's 34-10 win over Purdue back on Saturday, Nov. 8 as a precaution due to the 6-foot-3 wide receiver feeling something in warmups. He was ruled out in Week 12 against UCLA as well.

Ohio State coach Ryan Day was asked for the latest news on Jeremiah Smith's and Carnell Tate's injuries after they missed OSU's 42-9 win vs. Rutgers.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State wide receivers Jeremiah Smith and Carnell Tate were ruled out for Saturday’s game against Rutgers. They are among 10 Buckeyes who will not be playing in the game. The full unavailable list can be seen below:

Ohio State star wide receivers Jeremiah Smith and Carnell Tate will be unavailable for the Buckeyes' final regular-season home game against Rutgers.

Playing without two of its star wide receivers, No. 1 Ohio State overcame a relatively slow start to beat Rutgers, 42-9, setting up a highly-anticipated showdown with rival Michigan next week. The Buckeyes led 14-3 at the half and pulled away in the second thanks to touchdowns by Max Klare,

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights, led by quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis, face the top-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes, led by quarterback Julian Sayin, on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025 at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.

Neither Jeremiah Smith nor Carnell Tate will play against Rutgers as Ohio State’s superstar wide receivers work their way back from injury.

Ohio State enters the matchup 10-0, while 5-5 Rutgers aims for its first-ever win over the Buckeyes in 11 tries since joining the Big Ten.