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Big time return today. Not necessarily the stats but what he means for Kyle. He's always open and that security blanket is huge going forward. Keep EE, Stover and Trey healthy and you can't guard Marv with 2 guys the whole game. We know what happens then. Welcome back 'Buks!
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EMEKA EGBUKA SAYS “IT KIND OF SUCKED” MISSING THREE GAMES WITH ANKLE INJURY, BUT HE’S READY TO DO “WHATEVER MY TEAM NEEDS” NOW
By Dan Hope on November 9, 2023 at 8:35 am @dan_hope
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It wouldn’t have been easy for Emeka Egbuka to play against Penn State just two weeks after spraining his ankle, but the Ohio State wide receiver did everything he could to try to make that happen.
“You could ask anyone at the facility, I would be here at 7 a.m. and I would leave at 9 p.m., and I wasn't doing anything physical. I was all just doing rehab on my ankle, because I was so determined to play,” Egbuka said.
After suffering the injury early in the fourth quarter of Ohio State’s first game of October against Maryland, Egbuka knew he wouldn’t be able to play the following week against Purdue. But he felt like he had a shot to play against the Nittany Lions. Technically, Egbuka was available to play against Penn State – he went through pregame warmups after being listed as questionable on the team’s injury report – but Ohio State decided to hold him out since he was only “about 80-85%” healthy by his estimation.
“If I needed to play, I definitely would have,” Egbuka said. “But we felt as if the dudes who were behind me had more than enough ability to be able to execute the job. So if one of them were to go down or something, we were in need or any type of thing, I was there. I was ready.”
Ultimately, Ohio State didn’t end up needing Egbuka to earn a 20-12 win over Penn State, and Egbuka would sit out one more game against Wisconsin – though he was considered available for that game, too – before returning to action last weekend against Rutgers.
Having never missed a game due to injury before in his entire football career, Egbuka said it was hard having to watch from the sideline, though he tried to make the best of it by doing whatever he could to support his teammates.
“It kind of sucked, I’m not gonna lie,” Egbuka said. “But I'm grateful to be where I'm at right now. I learned a lot through this experience. And I was able to support my team in a way that I hadn't before. Because you have a different role. You have a role in supporting and coaching the younger dudes so that they're ready for when that moment comes.”
Egbuka said the three games he missed made him appreciate the opportunity he has to play for Ohio State even more.
“Football is one of my passions, probably my biggest passion. So it really puts a lot of stuff into perspective,” Egbuka said.
Emeka Egbuka Says “It Kind of Sucked” Missing Three Games with Ankle Injury, But He’s Ready to Do “Whatever My Team Needs” Now
Emeka Egbuka said “it kind of sucked” to miss three games with an ankle injury, but he’s feeling healthy now and putting the team first with his sights set on winning a championship.
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Keep in mind that (even if he isn't a first round draft pick); in 2024, the rookie minimum salary will increase to $795,000 and that doesn't include any signing bonus, etc.
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Diego-Bucks
Lost in Canada
I've quite liked him as a WR2 and can see that he might be gone, but I'm not all that sure it'll be in the 1st round (although he has the talent) - he didn't quite dominate enough games comparable to other clear-cut 1st round WR in recent drafts.
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“We always knew he’s been ready. Even when Kyle was injured or something like that, if Devin had to come in, we knew he was going to get the job done. So it’s no different with the Cotton Bowl. … I’m not bashing Kyle, but something Devin has that he doesn’t is a little bit more mobility. We would always joke with Kyle about stuff like that. Devin really has a knack for extending the play after it’s broken down. That’s something that is ultra-valuable, especially in matchup games. Those big plays often come from broken-down plays. It’s not something you’ve scripted. It’s the reaction of the players around you. The ability to extend the play is a trait that can help a quarterback a lot. … He’s a great passer, a great improviser, a great field general. He’s someone who provides the offense with a lot of energy, which is huge for that position. He has a cannon, too, so those deep balls down the field, he can really launch those as well.”
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
On Wednesday, Ohio State wide receiver Emeka Egbuka revealed how severe his left ankle sprain was in the 2023 regular season.
Egbuka suffered the ankle sprain in Ohio State’s 37-17 win over Maryland in Week 6. When team doctors and trainers evaluated him after the contest, Egbuka said the program’s medical staff elected to perform a procedure known as tightrope surgery to expedite his recovery from the ailment.
An increasingly standard procedure to treat high ankle sprains, tightrope surgery involves the attachment of a device to the lower fibula and tibia bones in order to accelerate rehabilitation. In 2019, Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa underwent the same procedure. In 2023, Georgia tight end Brock Bowers also had the surgery.
“I thought it was pretty neat that you could do that,” Egbuka said following Ohio State’s fourth practice at AT&T Stadium.
Egbuka missed three games as a result of the injury and procedure. He returned for Ohio State’s Week 10 matchup with Rutgers and went on to appear in the Buckeyes’ games against Michigan State, Minnesota and Michigan.
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BuckBackHome
Wolverine is largest member of weasel family
Sure would be great to match him up with Howard at QB.
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