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Five-star Ohio State freshman linebacker Baron Browning out after shoulder surgery
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Baron Browning was hoping to come into Columbus as an early enrollee and make an immediate impact.
The five-star linebacker will still have a chance to do that, but his spring is over.
Urban Meyer said on Tuesday that the true freshman had shoulder surgery this morning and will miss two months.
Urban Meyer said Baron Browning injured his shoulder on Saturday. He is set for surgery today and will miss a few months. 100 % in June
— Eric Seger (@EricSeger33) March 28, 2017
That means that Browning will miss the spring game and he’ll return in June.
Browning was a major recruiting victory for Ohio State. The Buckeyes had to fight off the likes of Alabama to land the five-star Texas linebacker. Browning even had a little fun at Meyer’s expense by jokingly telling him that he wasn’t coming to Columbus.
The Kennedale, Texas product was the No. 1 outside linebacker and the No. 11 recruit overall in the 2017 class. Only fellow early Texas enrollee Jeffrey Okudah was rated higher in Ohio State’s incoming class.
Ohio State’s spring game is set for April 15.
Connor O'Gara is the senior national columnist for Saturday Tradition. He's a member of the Football Writers Association of America. After spending his entire life living in B1G country, he moved to the South in 2015.