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Jordan Hancock glad to be back after taking football, health for granted
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Jordan Hancock has been one of the Ohio State players on defense that has missed time this season. He confirmed the injury that has been holding him back so far after practice on Wednesday.
Hancock suffered a hamstring injury in preseason camp, which forced him to miss the first six games of the season. The Ohio State medical staff wanted to take things slow with his injury.
Jordan Hancock said he suffered a hamstring injury in preseason camp, which is why he did not play during the first six games of the season. Said the medical staff wanted to be cautious with his return.
— Dan Hope (@Dan_Hope) November 2, 2022
After appearing in back-to-back games in Week’s 8 and 9, he’s feeling grateful to be back on the playing field. Hancock took his health and the game of football for granted and is ready to be a contributor in the secondary once again.
“It felt good,” he said. “Extremely grateful, extremely blessed. It was a long process.”
Jordan Hancock on playing against Iowa and Penn State, getting healthy:
“It felt good,” he said. “Extremely grateful, extremely blessed. It was a long process.”
Hancock said he probably took playing football and being healthy for granted and is thankful to be back.
— Chase Brown (@chaseabrown__) November 2, 2022
Hancock played in the games against Iowa and Penn State recently. He has 1 total tackle as his snap count will surely continue to grow each week now that he’s healthy.
Grant Bricker covers the B1G for Saturday Tradition. His previous stops include the Williamson Homepage and Nashville Post.