COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State football’s Chris Olave will be changing to No. 2 his number for his junior season.
Wearing #2 next year 🏄🏾♂️
— Chris Olave (@chrisolave_) February 18, 2020
The wide receiver has worn No. 17 for the past two years for the Buckeyes, catching 60 passed for 1,037 yards and 15 touchdowns. He returns in 2020 as the top receiver along with Garrett Wilson for a team that lost four of its five-person rotation from last season.
Olave put together solid sophomore season but made a critical mistake in the College Football Playoff, which led to Justin Fields’ third interception of the season and sealed a 29-23 win for Clemson. Outside of that play, the two developed chemistry throughout the season that should carry them both in 2020.
As a three-star recruit out of Mission Hills High School, he was discovered by Ryan Day, who was there to watch Olave’s quarterback. Once on campus, he made a name for himself late in his freshman season capped off by a breakout performance in a 62-29 win over Michigan where he caught two touchdown passes to go along with a blocked punt attempt.
He wore No. 2 while playing for Grizzlies, which was already taken by J.K. Dobbins on offense and Chase Young on defense. With both off to the NFL, the number is open for Olave to take.
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