Texas and OSU faced off for the 4th time in history and only the first time in sixteen years, with the ticket to the national title game on the line. This game went right down to the wire, just like the 2009 Fiesta Bowl confrontation. Jack Sawyer, the former roommate of Texas QB Quinn Ewers, delivered the game-ending 83-yard strip-sack fumble return for a TD. And the Buckeyes prevailed 28–14 over the Longhorns. And now, Jalen Milroe’s partner in crime is going wild over this Texas Cotton Bowl flop.

Well, you might be wondering, “Who is Jalen Milroe’s partner in crime?” Terrion Arnold, the CB for the Detroit Lions, is who he is. As colleagues on the Bama, Jalen Milroe and Terrion Arnold have a close friendship and work connection. They worked together to create the team’s motto, LANK, which stands for “Let All the Naysayers Know.” It emphasizes their relationship. When they were considering methods to inspire themselves and their teammates in the face of outside concerns about their skills in 2022—particularly after Bama was eliminated from the CFP that year—this mantra came to them.

Terrion now praises Caleb Downs, the $2.3 million star of OSU, in celebration of the school’s incredible Cotton Bowl performance. Jalen’s old friend recently shared a video clip of Caleb on Instagram Stories, captioning it, “Yesssir @calebdowns.” After the game-winning shot, the OSU defensive backs were shouting in celebration of their triumph in this video footage. It appears like a friend is celebrating a friend’s triumph. But you might wonder why a Lions CB would compliment an OSU standout.

Well, Terrion has a good relationship with OSU’s Caleb Downs as well. How, though? Before transferring to Ohio State, Caleb Downs spent 2023 in Alabama with Terrion Arnold and Jalen Milroe. This is how the link came about. However, why did Caleb Downs leave Alabama to transfer? Do you know anything about that?

The reason behind OSU’s Caleb Downs’ transfer

On January 17, 2023, following his only season in Tuscaloosa, Caleb Downs logged into the NCAA Transfer Portal. That was only five days after Bama named Kalen DeBoer as Nick Saban’s replacement and a week after, the famous coach abruptly announced his retirement. “His heart dropped” upon hearing of Saban’s retirement, according to Downs.

Moreover, DeBoer’s decision to fire Travaris Robinson, his position coach, was another reason he decided to depart. Robinson joined the staff of Georgia and Kirby Smart. When he logged onto the site, Downs claimed to have received 102 calls in a single day, according to The Tuscaloosa News. And Caleb Downs described the gateway as “recruiting on steroids.”

In the end, Downs’ affinity for secondary/CB coach Tim Walton led him to select the Buckeyes over his home-state Georgia.Now, let’s see where he plans to go next year following this exceptional performance with OSU.