OhioTate's 12-0 Guarantee Blows Up, Now Owes 24 Hours At McDonald's

Tate posted his own video statement addressing the collapse in Austin

It felt like a safe bet at the time. Ohio's Tate, Barstool's resident Buckeye, put his name on a guarantee that Ohio State would go 12-0 this season. Then No. 1 Ohio State went into Austin against No. 4 Texas, built a 23-3 lead in the fourth quarter, and watched it evaporate. Arch Manning and the Longhorns scored 3 unanswered touchdowns down the stretch to steal a 24-23 win, and Tate's guarantee was dead before the clock hit zero.

Ohio’s Tate

@OhioTate

Statement on the Ohio State loss to Texas:

Ohio’s Tate@OhioTate

I personally guarantee that Ohio State will go 12-0 this season. If they lose a game, I will…. t.co/VO53yCrOIu

Barstool doesn't let a bad guarantee go quietly, and Big Cat had already set the terms before Tate even finished his statement. The sentence: 24 hours locked inside a McDonald's, with the only way to shave time off being to eat. Every Big Mac earns him an hour of freedom — Big Cat had reportedly wanted to make it the Big Arch, but McDonald's pulled that off the menu, so Big Macs it is.

Big Cat

@BarstoolBigCat

24 hours in a McDonalds. Every Big Mac is an hour off (was gonna be Big Arch but McDonalds took it off the menu and they’re basically the same thing)

Mr. Farts@FlabbyFarts

@BarstoolBigCat Remind us the penalty…?

Tate, to his credit, isn't fighting the sentence. He's leaning into the bit, joking that if he doesn't survive the day, the punishment should end up on his tombstone. It's the kind of gallows humor that turns a rough football Saturday into a week of Barstool content, which is exactly what Big Cat predicted the moment the loss became official.

Ohio’s Tate

@OhioTate

24 hours in a McDonald’s starts on Monday *If I die before then, put this one my tombstone

By Sunday morning, Tate was already treating it like a real assignment. He posted about being out on a scouting trip, half-joking that he'd just dropped 20 pounds ahead of his engagement photos only to torch that progress with what could be 10,000-plus calories of Big Macs in a single day. He's also been coordinating with McDonald's location managers directly, promising a full day of content once the marathon actually starts.

Ohio’s Tate

@OhioTate

I’ve been to 4 McDonalds this morning. I think this needs to be the one. Right in front of this wall listing the ingredients of the Big Mac. Now I just need to talk to the Manager.

The strategy talk has gotten oddly serious for a punishment built around fast food. Tate's been debating whether to load up on cold Big Macs at midnight to get a head start or wait until the location opens and eat everything fresh, worried that a cold breakfast burger could tank the whole day before it starts. Whichever way he goes, the guarantee that was supposed to be a flex on Ohio State's season is now a 24-hour fast-food sentence, and Barstool is going to be there for every hour of it.