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WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba (2022 Rose Bowl MVP, Seattle Seahawks)

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Jake said:
Hopefully it's not serious, considering he actually attempted to play again, but I'm fine with giving JSN the week off vs Arkansas State. The Bucks shouldn't need him.
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JAXON SMITH-NJIGBA SUFFERS LEG INJURY, RYAN DAY HOPEFUL FOR RETURN NEXT WEEK

Jaxon Smith-Njigba was sidelined from the game on Saturday after sustaining a leg injury in the first quarter.

Ohio State entered the game already short-handed at wideout, as third-year receiver and projected starter Julian Fleming was listed as a game-time decision and did not see any action against the Irish.

"We hope to have them back next week," head coach Ryan Day said of Smith-Njigba and Fleming after the game. "But we'll have to see."

Smith-Njigba left the top-five matchup with an apparent leg injury at the 7:01 mark of the first frame after absorbing a hard hit on the sideline by Irish safety Brandon Joseph. He took a screen pass four yards on a first-down play before Joseph knocked him out of bounds with a hit to the head that appeared to rattle the Texas native.

While the hit appeared to be to Smith-Njigba's head, ESPN sideline reporter Holly Rowe reported during the TV broadcast that it was actually Smith-Njigba's left leg that was rolled up on during the sequence. He went to the medical tent, worked with a trainer on an exercise bike and jogged on the sideline to warm up, ultimately missing two full drives for the Buckeyes.

Smith-Njigba returned on Ohio State's second-to-last possession of the first half. Still, the record-setting receiver appeared to be struggling with the injury as Ohio State went to halftime trailing Notre Dame, 10-7. He never re-entered the game thereafter, taking a spot on the bench with a towel around his head as Rowe reported he was visibly upset.

Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...game-with-apparent-leg-injury-after-heavy-hit
 
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JAXON SMITH-NJIGBA SUFFERS LEG INJURY, RYAN DAY HOPEFUL FOR RETURN NEXT WEEK

Jaxon Smith-Njigba was sidelined from the game on Saturday after sustaining a leg injury in the first quarter.

Ohio State entered the game already short-handed at wideout, as third-year receiver and projected starter Julian Fleming was listed as a game-time decision and did not see any action against the Irish.

"We hope to have them back next week," head coach Ryan Day said of Smith-Njigba and Fleming after the game. "But we'll have to see."

Smith-Njigba left the top-five matchup with an apparent leg injury at the 7:01 mark of the first frame after absorbing a hard hit on the sideline by Irish safety Brandon Joseph. He took a screen pass four yards on a first-down play before Joseph knocked him out of bounds with a hit to the head that appeared to rattle the Texas native.

While the hit appeared to be to Smith-Njigba's head, ESPN sideline reporter Holly Rowe reported during the TV broadcast that it was actually Smith-Njigba's left leg that was rolled up on during the sequence. He went to the medical tent, worked with a trainer on an exercise bike and jogged on the sideline to warm up, ultimately missing two full drives for the Buckeyes.

Smith-Njigba returned on Ohio State's second-to-last possession of the first half. Still, the record-setting receiver appeared to be struggling with the injury as Ohio State went to halftime trailing Notre Dame, 10-7. He never re-entered the game thereafter, taking a spot on the bench with a towel around his head as Rowe reported he was visibly upset.

Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...game-with-apparent-leg-injury-after-heavy-hit
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Just heard hamstring on radio with 2-4 weeks but not sure the validity of that claim.
 
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Gunlife said:
4 weeks would suck. A hamstring can linger, but stretched knee ligaments don't ever heal... so this definitely isn't worst case scenario news.
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That's the key. It will hurt but they can live without him for a month if he can get right.

Making Emeka, Marvin, Ballard and Xavier move up a spot in the pecking order can pay huge dividends. Hopefully Julian and Kam get a chance as well, but those guys have had terrible luck.
 
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jwinslow said:
That's the key. It will hurt but they can live without him for a month if he can get right.

Making Emeka, Marvin, Ballard and Xavier move up a spot in the pecking order can pay huge dividends. Hopefully Julian and Kam get a chance as well, but those guys have had terrible luck.
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May have to play one of the frosh like Graves or Brown
 
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JSN BEING OUT FOR A FEW WEEKS IS A GOOD THING!
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/foru...jsn-being-out-for-a-few-weeks-is-a-good-thing

Just sayin': Absolute worst article by 11W that I have ever read. It is never a good thing when an Ohio State player is injured and can not play. Yeah, it may result in an opportunity for other players; however, the injury still isn't a "good thing".

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ScriptOhio said:
JSN BEING OUT FOR A FEW WEEKS IS A GOOD THING!
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/foru...jsn-being-out-for-a-few-weeks-is-a-good-thing

Just sayin': Absolute worst article by 11W that I have ever read. It is never a good thing when an Ohio State player is injured and can not play. Yeah, it may result in an opportunity for other players; however, the injury still isn't a "good thing".

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While I agree the article is ridiculous, at the bottom it says that it is a post by a site member, not an article by a staff member. I didn't read the comments so I have no idea the tone of the responses. But I believe we all agree that every site has some morons (except BP, of course :lol:) so I'll let 11W slide on this one.
 
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