Ohio State will likely be with out TreVeyon Henderson for the Faculty Soccer Playoff, the operating again introduced Tuesday night on Twitter.
Henderson tweeted after OSU’s loss to Michigan that he had been taking part in by a fracture and a torn ligament in his left foot.
“I’ve to have surgical procedure on my foot as a result of it is gotten that unhealthy for the reason that third recreation,” Henderson instructed The Dispatch. “I’ve simply been making it worse going again on the market.”
The surgical procedure is scheduled for Friday.
“It’s actual painful,” Henderson mentioned. “I barely practiced all season. I went by a bunch of various cleats to attempt to push by it, however the ache was loopy. I actually don’t understand how I used to be in a position to push by it within the video games I did play in. I simply tried to do the perfect I can.”
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The sophomore’s season, like that of backfield mate Miyan Williams, has been hampered by accidents. Henderson ran for 571 yards and 6 touchdowns this season, averaging 5.3 yards per carry.
“The season didn’t go as I deliberate for me, however I’m glad my brothers are nonetheless in it and in a position to go to the playoff. I’m very crucial of myself,” Henderson mentioned. “My aim is to be nice. I need to be the perfect operating again in faculty soccer, and I didn’t obtain that this yr. I could make a bunch of excuses for myself with the harm I’ve been coping with, however I don’t prefer to make excuses for myself.
“I used to be attempting to do what was finest for the group, however I wasn’t doing what was finest for me.”
Henderson mentioned he harm his foot on a landing run early within the Toledo recreation within the third week of the season. He wasn’t precisely certain what occurred on the run, however he mentioned he began limping as he reached the sideline.
“I didn’t really feel it at first,” Henderson mentioned. “We acquired a three-and-out or a turnover and coach was like, ‘We’re again up.’ I used to be feeling the ache on the bench and I had no energy in my foot to rise up and stroll.”
Henderson missed three of Ohio State’s final 4 video games. Within the different, he carried 11 occasions for 19 yards in opposition to Maryland earlier than the foot turned too tough to play by.
“I used to be by no means at 100%,” Henderson mentioned.
Henderson was a five-star recruit from Virginia final yr. He ran for 1,248 and 15 touchdowns as a freshman and added 4 extra scores as a pass-catcher. In opposition to Tulsa, he broke the college’s freshman single-game dashing report set by Archie Griffin by operating for 270 yards.
Henderson’s longest carry this yr was a 41-yarder in opposition to Arkansas State within the second week of the season. The harm then sapped his explosiveness.
“I undoubtedly did not have that,” Henderson mentioned.
Ohio State soccer’s 2022 schedule
- Sept. 3:Ohio State 21, Notre Dame 10
- Sept. 10:Ohio State 45, Arkansas State 12
- Sept. 17:Ohio State 77, Toledo 21
- Sept. 24:Ohio State 52, Wisconsin 21
- Oct. 1: Ohio State 49, Rutgers 10
- Oct. 8:Ohio State 49, Michigan State 20
- Oct. 22: Ohio State 54, Iowa 10
- Oct. 29:Ohio State 44, Penn State 31
- Nov. 5: Ohio State 21, Northwestern 7
- Nov. 12: Ohio State 56, Indiana 14
- Nov. 19: Ohio State 43, Maryland 30
- Nov. 26: Michigan 45, Ohio State 23