Prior to Nov. 24, 2018, few outside of Columbus, Ohio had ever heard the name Chris Olave. Hell, there were plenty of people in Columbus at the time who would have been unable to pick him out of a lineup. And that is because he rarely saw Ohio State’s (football) lineup.
Olave was a three-star wide receiver out of California – recruited by Ryan Day – who had joined the Buckeyes’ roster to little fanfare. He sat behind the likes of Parris Campbell, Terry McLaurin, Johnnie Dixon, and Austin Mack, and totaled just five catches and 70 yards through the first 11 games of OSU’s 2018 season.