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Ohio State starting WR out vs. Rutgers, fellow starter receives late ‘game-time decision’ tag

Paul Harvey

By Paul Harvey

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Ohio State is looking at a potentially thin wide receiver group once again in Week 5 vs. Rutgers. The Buckeyes dropped their status report ahead of kickoff with one starter listed as out and another receiver listed as a game-time decision.

According to Dan Hope with Eleven Warriors, Jaxon Smith-Njigba is unavailable for Ohio State once again. Smith-Njigba continues to wrestle with a hamstring injury sustained in the season opener.

Unfortunately, Emeka Egbuka has also been added to the status report as a “game-time decision.” It is unclear what Egbuka is dealing with at this time.

Egbuka did participate in early warmups on Saturday.

Cornerback Cameron Brown, CB Jordan Hancock and safety Cameron Martinez are also sidelined for Saturday’s game.

Paul Harvey

Paul is a lifelong fan and student of all things college football. He has been covering college football since 2017 and the B1G since 2018.