Ohio State doesn’t expect Jaxon Smith-Njigba or Luke Wypler to miss much time, but the Buckeyes have contingency plans if either of them can’t play this week.
Star wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba suffered a hamstring injury in the first quarter of Ohio State’sthat ultimately forced him to leave the game after one series in the third quarter. After the game, starting center Luke Wypler was seen leaving Ohio Stadium in a walking boot.
Day said Smith-Njigba will be evaluated over the course of the week and that a decision on whether he will play Saturday won’t be made until later in the week. If the medical staff clears Smith-Njigba to play, though, Day said he will trust the junior receiver to let the coaches know whether he feels he can play up to his full ability or whether it would be best for him to rest.
“He’s just such an impact player,” Day said. “As you saw last year, he can turn a five-yard completion into whatever. He’s just so explosive, and because of that, when you have a playmaker like that on the perimeter, it just has such an impact on the entire game schematically across the board. So yeah, I mean, that's just the impact he makes, because he's such a great player.”
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