Ohio State running back Trebillon Henderson won’t face leaders Georgia in the Peach Bowl semifinals and will be out of the College Football Playoffs as the Buckeyes star needs surgery on an injured foot .henderson said columbus dispatch He plays with a broken left leg and torn ligaments, and has been in and out of the lineup since his sophomore injury in September.
“After the third game, my leg was so bad that I had to have surgery on it,” Henderson said. dispatch“I was going back there and it was getting worse.”
Henderson hurt his leg in a touchdown run against Toledo on September 17 and said he “never was 100 percent” for the rest of the season.
“It really hurts,” Henderson said. “I had very little practice all season. I really don’t know if I could. I was just trying to do the best I could.”
Henderson finished the regular season as the second-best rusher for the No. 4 Buckeyes with 571 yards and six touchdowns in just eight games. Henderson sets a new Ohio State freshman record with 19 total touchdowns (15 rushing, 4 receiving) in 2021, earns numerous Freshman All-America honors, and suffers injury problems after being named was a disappointing development for a highly anticipated sophomore season.of CBS Sports Freshman of the Year.
With Henderson in and out of the lineup, junior Myan Williams emerged as the Buckeyes’ top running back, tallying 817 yards and 13 touchdowns on the season. But even he dealt with injury problems at the end of the year, forcing Ohio State to look to his third, and even his fourth, option for the position. A true freshman, Darlan Hayden put in two 100-yard performances in November, and with Henderson officially eliminated from the playoff lineup, he’s been given an expanded role against a stout Georgia defense. likely to prepare for