Ahead of the NFL draft, a former star on Kirby Smart’s Georgia Bulldogs dropped a very stern comment to Ryan Day and the Ohio State Buckeyes.
The 2024 season saw the Ohio State Buckeyes become national champions, but their dominance has led to widespread criticism of the program. A player on Kirby Smart’s Georgia Bulldogs expressed his disdain for the Ohio State Buckeyes without any reason.
Tate Ratledge, Georgia’s offensive lineman, will enter the NFL draft after five years with Smart and the institution in Athens. Ratledge was a member of the Dawgs’ NCAA national championship teams in 2021 and 2022.
Ratledge is projected to be selected in the second round in the 2017 NFL Draft, according to multiple sources. The 23-year-old played ten games for the Dawgs during the 2024 NCAA season.
Ratledge had a long college football career with the Dawgs, but after five seasons, he will move on to the next level. However, as he looks back on the landscape, Ratledge couldn’t hide his big dislike for the Buckeyes.
“I can express this now that I’m not with Georgia football, I hate Ohio State with everything in me,” Ratledge admitted on the Mullets on the Mic podcast. “I hate them, I always have and I always will hate Ohio State.”
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Ratledge was a four-star recruit in the 2020 class, receiving multiple offers from the top programs in college football. Prior to enrolling at Georgia under Kirby Smart, Ratledge was recruited by schools, like: Alabama, Michigan, Auburn, Tennessee, among others. One particular school who didn’t extend an offer to Ratledge? You guessed it, Ohio State.
“My family has always hated them,” Ratledge added, via ClutchPoints. “So I was kind of [brought] up to hate them. Just never liked them. The fans are cocky. Like with [the] The Ohio State University [stuff], cut that out, no one cares. Ohio State is the last team I wanted to see win [the national championship].”
