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Ohio State football rules out offensive lineman Joshua Padilla for game at Purdue
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Ohio State offensive lineman Joshua Padilla will be unavailable as the Buckeyes visit Purdue on Nov. 8.
Padilla, a redshirt sophomore who is out with an undisclosed injury, has been the sixth offensive lineman for the top-ranked Buckeyes this fall and rotated with starting right guard Tegra Tshabola in recent weeks.
Ohio State Buckeyes offensive lineman Joshua Padilla (62) motions during the NCAA football game against the Minnesota Golden Gophers at Ohio Stadium in Columbus on Oct. 4, 2025.
He has played 66 snaps over the Buckeyes' last four games, including a season-high 26 snaps in a win at Wisconsin on Oct. 18, according to Pro Football Focus. Padilla also has experience at center.
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Padilla's absence could result in Tshabola seeing most of the snaps at right guard or rotating with backup linemen Ethan Onianwa or Gabe Van Sickle.
The Buckeyes might also be without starting right tackle Phillip Daniels, who was listed as questionable on the pregame availability report submitted to the Big Ten.
Daniels, a redshirt sophomore who transferred from Minnesota last winter , has started each of the top-ranked Buckeyes' first eight games this season after winning the job in a preseason position battle with Onianwa.
The Buckeyes did not reveal the nature of Daniels' injury on their availability report.
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Along with Padilla's absence, seven others on the roster are unavailable: quarterback Mason Maggs, running back Anthony Rogers, wide receiver De'zie Jones and safety Malik Hartford, as well as three defensive linemen in Logan George, Maxwell Roy and Ahmed Tounkara.
Quincy Porter, a freshman wide receiver who was out in last week's win over Penn State, is questionable. Porter had two catches for 30 yards at Wisconsin in the Buckeyes' previous game.
Joey Kaufman covers Ohio State football for The Columbus Dispatch. Email him at jkaufman@dispatch.com and follow along on Bluesky , Instagram and X for more.
This story was updated with new information.
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