Ohio State football defeats WR Carnell Tate in win over Iowa

Tate was sidelined with an unspecified injury. His status was uncertain before kickoff as the Buckeyes listed him as questionable in the availability report they submitted to the Big Ten.

During warmups, Tate went out in uniform and was a full participant, lining up to play with the rest of the starting offense. However, he only watched from the sidelines and often didn't have a helmet with him.

“If we had to bring him into the game, he definitely could have played,” Buckeyes coach Ryan Day said, “but we just felt like keeping him was the right thing to do.”

Day added that he hopes resting Tate will allow him to play at full strength for next week's highly anticipated game at Oregon, a potential matchup of top-five teams.