Emeka Egbuka & TreVeyon Henderson OUT for Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Purdue Boilermakers.

The Ohio State Buckeyes will be without two of their top playmakers vs. the Purdue Boilermakers

Matt Galatzan | Oct 14, 2023

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The Ohio State Buckeyes are set to be without one of their top stars for their matchup vs. the Purdue Boilermakers, wide receiver Emeka Egbuka, who did not make the trip to West Lafayette.

However, Egbuka will not be the only Buckeye to miss the matchup.

Running back TreVeyon Henderson is also set to miss the game vs. Purdue. It will be the Buckeyes' second consecutive game without their star running back.

Henderson missed the team's 37-17 win over Maryland last week, with an unspecified injury.

Before his injury, Henderson had been the team's most effective player on the ground, rushing for 295 yards on 44 carries with five touchdowns, and averaging 6.7 yards per carry. Henderson was replaced last week with Chip Traynum, who rushed for 61 yards on 20 carries with one touchdown vs. the Terrapins.

Meanwhile, Egbuka had hauled in three catches for 40 yards, averaging just over 13 yards per catch. His partner in crime, Marvin Harrison Jr., who's suffering from his own injury troubles, did a lot of the heavy lifting last week against the Terrapins, snagging eight receptions for 163 yards and a touchdown.

Per an announcement from the team defensive tackle Jaden McKenzie is questionable entering the game as well.

The Buckeyes also announced that Nolan Baudo, Timothy Caffey, Kyion Grayes, Zak Herbstreit, Joe Royer, Will Smith, Reis Stocksdale, Kourt Williams II, and Miyan Williams would all miss the contest as well.

For Purdue, star running back Tyrone Tracy is also set to miss the matchup on Saturday. Tracy has 50 Carries for 296 yards and five touchdowns for the Boilermakers this season.

Kickoff between the Boilermakers and Buckeyes is set for 12 p.m. ET on Peacock.

Published Oct 14, 2023

MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com, AllAggies.com, and the Managing Editor of BuckeyesNow.com and TheGroveReport.com He is also the Editor-In-Chief of RamDigest.com and TexansDaily.com. Galatzan graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry under Mike Fisher at DallasBasketball.com in 2014, which at the time was part of the 247Sports network. He also spent two years covering the SMU Mustangs for PonyStampede.com on the 247Sports network. When DallasBasketball.com and CowboysCountry.com moved over to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, Galatzan followed suit, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com and AllAggies.com a year later. Through the years, Galatzan has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, former Longhorns players Dan Neil and Phil Dawson, and many other recruits, and current/former players for each of the teams he has covered. Galatzan is also a full-time employee in the digital media department for Audacy and KRLD FM's 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, which is the official radio home of the Dallas Cowboys. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan For any inquiries, please email matt.galatzan@gmail.com