Caleb Downs found out Jim Knowles was leaving Ohio State to become the defensive coordinator at Penn State last weekend when he received a text message. “He told me before,” Downs said.

That includes Caleb Downs, who is considered one of the best defensive players in college football. “I feel like Georgia has the best high school football out the competition level. The coaching ...

Caleb Downs’ phone wouldn’t stop going off when he entered the transfer portal a year ago. Every college football program in the country wanted to reach out and see if it had a chance with ...

ATLANTA – Caleb Downs owns a PlayStation. It’s not hooked up. If it were, Ohio State might not be playing for the national championship. Hyperbole? Maybe. But not by a lot. If the Buckeyes ...

Caleb Downs won a state championship in his native Georgia. Then he won an SEC championship in the state, too. And Monday, he’ll have the chance to become a national champion here. Perhaps it ...

It’s been a chaotic year for Ohio State safety Caleb Downs. As the sophomore sat in a locker room folding chair in the depths of Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, celebrating a national ...

Ex-Alabama football safety Caleb Downs will be one of the most important players on the field in Monday’s national championship game. Now a centerpiece of the Ohio State defense, he and the ...

It's not quite safety depth where Caleb Downs is plying his trade these days, though that's his official designation on the Buckeyes' roster and the spot where he earned consensus All-American ...

The Buckeye defense was a significant part of the title win, and safety Caleb Downs was a strength of that defense. Downs transferred from Alabama, making him a rare player to star for two of the ...