Marvin Harrison Jr. is undoubtedly the best wide receiver in college football. He's one of the most important figures on the Ohio State offense. He's also now dealing with an ankle injury.
The star wide receiver was blocking on a long touchdown run for TreVeyon Henderson in the third quarter against Notre Dame when he went down injured.
An Irish defender rolled up on his ankle while he was engaged in his block downfield.
Marvin Harrison Jr is down. Oh no. pic.twitter.com/Df1Y6R7LYm
— Mr Matthew CFB (@MrMatthew_CFB) September 24, 2023
Marvin Harrison Jr. injury: What we know about Ohio State WR so far
This article will be updated as more is learned about Marvin Harrison Jr.'s injury.
UPDATE: Harrison returned to action and even caught the first pass of Ohio State's next drive.
Trainers tended to Harrison on the field and had to help him to the sideline. At first, the receiver couldn't put weight down on his injured right leg. He went straight into the medical tent.
Eventually, Harrison exited the tent with his ankle taped up and tried to jog it out on the sideline. It's not clear if he will be able to return.
The assessment of a Twitter doctor isn't the most certain way to evaluate an injury, but one opinion didn't sound good.
Marvin Harrison Jr injury -
— Jeff Mueller, PT, DPT (@jmthrivept) September 24, 2023
Likely at least a grade II right ankle sprain. Lucky it didn’t dislocate.
Assume he gets an X-Ray to rule out fracture.
Hopefully just a ligament sprain.
Time to wrap it up, MHJ. See you at the draft.
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On the other hand, it appeared that Harrison might try to give it a go.
Marvin Harrison Jr., helmet in hand, is now sitting with the receivers back on Ohio State's bench. That's not the type of behavior you'd expect from someone who has been seriously injured or doesn't plan to go back into the game. Stay tuned.
— Ari Wasserman (@AriWasserman) September 24, 2023
The Buckeyes have a loaded wide receiver corps but Harrison is quarterback Kyle McCord's top option in the passing game. Losing him for any length of time would be a major blow for an offense that has struggled at times this season to consistently put up points.
Henderson's touchdown put Ohio State up 10-0 over Notre Dame, but celebrations were definitely cut short knowing Harrison is hurt.