The Ohio State football team will be without two more of its members when the 2023 season officially begins. Not because of the transfer portal or NFL declarations, but simply because it’s time to move on.
When Ohio State opened preseason camp last summer, USC transfer linebacker Palaie Gaoteote didn’t know if he would be eligible to play for the Buckeyes in 2021. He was still practicing the team as he awaited word from the NCAA, but wasn’t getting many reps until he was cleared just one day before the second game of the season against Oregon.
#21 Pos: LB Ht: 6016 Wt: 248 40: 4.73 DOB: 3/11/2000 Hometown: Las Vegas, NV High School: Bishop Gorman Eligibility: 2023 Palaie Gaoteote IV Ohio State Buckeyes Background: Palaie Gaoteote IV is a linebacker coming to Columbus from USC.
Ohio State will hold its annual spring game on Saturday afternoon, but several players won’t be able to participate due to short- or long-term injuries suffered last season or during spring practice.
Ohio State head coach Ryan Day announced on Monday afternoon that senior defensive tackle Jerron Cage and senior linebackers Teradja Mitchell and Palaie Gaoteote will return for the extra year of eligibility granted to all student-athletes amid the pandemic and return to the Buckeyes in 2022.
While Ohio State’s starting offensive and defensive units will be at full strength on Saturday against Michigan State, the Buckeyes will be missing a key piece of their special teams unit after freshman kick returner Emeka Egbuka was ruled out against the Spartans.
After initially being ruled a game-time decision, Ohio State senior linebacker Palaie Gaoteote will not play on Saturday against Rutgers. The Buckeyes did not give a reason for his absence, but he was not in pads as the team took the field for pregame warmups.
After missing several starters on both sides of the ball last week against Akron, Ohio State is getting a number of key players back for Saturday’s game at Rutgers.
According to reports, former USC linebacker Palaie Gaoteote has been denied his transfer waiver by the NCAA for this season. This means Gaoteote, who transferred
Sorry Trojan fans, it looks like USC transfer Palaie Gaoteote may join the Ohio State Buckeyes this fall. The linebacker posted photos of himself in Colombus, Ohio on social media, which followed reports that surfaced last week of Gaoteote's name in Ohio State's student directory.
According to reports, former USC linebacker Palaie Gaoteote may have enrolled at Ohio State University. The Las Vegas natives name now appears in the university’s student directory, which could mean that he intends to join the Buckeyes this fall.
This just in... According to Matt Zenitz of AlDot.com, USC linebacker Palaie Gaoteote intends on leaving the Trojans for Steve Sarkisian's Longhorns. He writes, "The expectation is that former USC linebacker Palaie Gaoteote will transfer to Texas, per sources.
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