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This Ohio State football player can shed an ugly program stigma

This Ohio State football player has a chance to shed a stigma from the program with a solid year.

Ohio State Buckeye Scarlet Max Klare (86) celebrates a touchdown catch against team Gary in the 1st half during the spring game at Ohio Stadium on April 12, 2025. | Kyle Robertson/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

For the last decade or so, the Ohio State football program has gotten the reputation for ignoring the tight end in the passing game. Tight ends are used more in the run game as blockers than they are as true weapons down the field.