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Ohio State RB TreVeyon Henderson to have foot surgery, miss College Football Playoff
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Ohio State will be without TreVeyon Henderson for the College Football Playoff , the running back announced Tuesday evening on Twitter.
Henderson tweeted after OSU's loss to Michigan that he had been playing through a fracture and a torn ligament in his left foot.
"I have to have surgery on my foot because it's gotten that bad since the third game," Henderson told The Dispatch. "I've just been making it worse going back out there."
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The surgery is scheduled for Friday.
"It's real painful," Henderson said. "I barely practiced all season. I went through a bunch of different cleats to try to push through it, but the pain was crazy. I really don't know how I was able to push through it in the games I did play in. I just tried to do the best I can."
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The sophomore's season, like that of backfield mate Miyan Williams , has been hampered by injuries. Henderson ran for 571 yards and six touchdowns this season, averaging 5.3 yards per carry.
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"The season didn't go as I planned for me, but I'm glad my brothers are still in it and able to go to the playoff. I'm very critical of myself," Henderson said. "My goal is to be great. I want to be the best running back in college football, and I didn't achieve that this year. I can make a bunch of excuses for myself with the injury I've been dealing with, but I don't like to make excuses for myself.
"I was trying to do what was best for the team, but I wasn't doing what was best for me."
Henderson said he hurt his foot on a touchdown run early in the Toledo game in the third week of the season. He wasn't exactly sure what happened on the run, but he said he started limping as he reached the sideline.
"I didn't feel it at first," Henderson said. "We got a three-and-out or a turnover and coach was like, 'We're back up.' I was feeling the pain on the bench and I had no strength in my foot to get up and walk."
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Henderson missed three of Ohio State's last four games. In the other, he carried 11 times for 19 yards against Maryland before the foot became too difficult to play through.
"I was never at 100%," Henderson said.
Nov 12, 2022; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes running back TreVeyon Henderson walks onto the field in a boot prior to the NCAA football game against the Indiana Hoosiers at Ohio Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Adam Cairns-The Columbus Dispatch
Henderson was a five-star recruit from Virginia last year. He ran for 1,248 and 15 touchdowns as a freshman and added four more scores as a pass-catcher. Against Tulsa, he broke the school's freshman single-game rushing record set by Archie Griffin by running for 270 yards.
Henderson's longest carry this year was a 41-yarder against Arkansas State in the second week of the season. The injury then sapped his explosiveness.
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"I definitely didn't have that," Henderson said.
Ohio State football's 2022 schedule
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Sept. 3: Ohio State 21, Notre Dame 10
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Sept. 10: Ohio State 45, Arkansas State 12
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Sept. 17: Ohio State 77, Toledo 21
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Sept. 24: Ohio State 52, Wisconsin 21
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Oct. 1: Ohio State 49, Rutgers 10
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Oct. 8: Ohio State 49, Michigan State 20
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Oct. 22: Ohio State 54, Iowa 10
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Oct. 29: Ohio State 44, Penn State 31
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Nov. 5: Ohio State 21, Northwestern 7
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Nov. 12: Ohio State 56, Indiana 14
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Nov. 19: Ohio State 43, Maryland 30
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Nov. 26: Michigan 45, Ohio State 23
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This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: TreVeyon Henderson to miss Ohio State College Football playoff run
