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Ohio State football: OSU awaits ruling on Palaie Gaoteote eligibility

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 31: Palaie Gaoteote IV #1 of the USC Trojans warms up before the game against the Fresno State Bulldogs at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on August 31, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

The Ohio State football team is still waiting on eligibility on a big-time transfer linebacker and it’s unclear when it will get cleared up.

When former USC linebacker Palaie Gaoteote announced his decision to transfer to Ohio State, there was a lot of excitement among Buckeye fans. He’s a big-bodied, proven talent who can make an immediate impact on a unit thin on scholarship players.