It was late in October of 2017 when Ohio State's tight end made the biggest play of the season.
The sixth-ranked Buckeyes were hosting second-ranked and unbeaten Penn State. James Franklin's squad had raced out to a 21-3 first-half lead that morphed into a 35-20 fourth quarter advantage.
That's when Ryan Day's offense started to click. Quarterback J.T. Barrett orchestrated a symphonic comeback, completing all 13 of his fourth-quarter pass attempts. And with less than two minutes on the clock and trailing by five, Barrett looked to his tight end for the signature moment of the 2017 season.