Ohio State’s Caleb Downs Reaches ‘Olympic’ Heights, Shocks Fans With Latest Preseason Photo originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
The Ohio State Buckeyes won the 2024-25 National Championship with four straight wins over prime competition in the College Football Playoff, shortly after losing to arch-rival Michigan.
Alabama transfer Caleb Downs was a big part of the Buckeyes’ success and has played himself into top 10 NFL draft pick consideration after a stellar season with coach Ryan Day’s team last season.
On Tuesday, a photo of Downs surfaced on social media that surprised many fans as he showed off his two-sport prowess during a team activity that brought to mind a famous scene from the Adam Sandler movie ‘Billy Madison.’
Downs and his Buckeye teammates engaged in a game of dodgeball as part of the team’s ‘June Olympics,’ which included a 5v5 showdown between coaches and players on the dodgeball field.
The players wound up winning by a final score of 5-3 as fans reacted on X.
Next event for 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝐎𝐥𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐬, Dodgeball 💪
The players extended their win streak after taking down the staff. Bringing the series 5-3 Players Lead 👀 pic.twitter.com/K6SUozZnVC
— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) June 13, 2025
“I would have loveeeed to have seen this,” one fan wrote.
“What a finish,” another added.
Caleb Downs also caused a stir on X as a picture of him was compared to Adam Sandler in ‘Billy Madison.’
Now you’re all in big, B1G trouble. pic.twitter.com/7FOBnhtDw4
— The Buckeye Show 🌰 (@TheBuckGuys) June 15, 2025
“Yeah he’s about to tear somebody up lol,” one fan wrote with a close-up, zoomed in photo.
Yea he’s about to tear somebody up lol pic.twitter.com/35oj2U1H8z
— 🇺🇸✝️💋Heather ⭕️🙌🏻🙏🏼⭕️ (@Buckeye12P00kie) June 15, 2025
Another posted a Sandler .GIF.
— The Buckeye Show 🌰 (@TheBuckGuys) June 15, 2025
Another fan trolled the Buckeyes superstar over recent Michigan game results.
What’s he gonna do, lose to Michigan for a third straight time?
— Potter Stewart (@willfulbreach) June 17, 2025
“So much fun,” another fan added.
The Buckeyes open against the Texas Longhorns on Aug. 30 at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, giving coach Day’s team a chance to test itself against another college football power early in the year.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 17, 2025, where it first appeared.