Ohio State quarterback Kyle McCord will play the biggest game of his life on Saturday. The Buckeyes will try to remain undefeated, clinch a birth in the Big Ten Championship, and put themselves in the driver’s seat for the College Football Playoff.
To do so, they must beat the also-undefeated Michigan Wolverines. It is going to be a war.
However, there is some concern about the health of their starting quarterback.
Ohio State loaded up the team buses to Ann Arbor around 3:00 p.m. ET on Friday.
McCord was the last player to get on the bus. Local Columbus-based reporter Adam King captured Zapruder-style video of the 21-year-old as he walked out to join the rest of his team.
It looked like McCord had a bit of a hitch in his giddy-up. He appeared to have a slight limp.
The 26-second video could be nothing at all. There may not be any cause for concern with McCord, especially considering that he was not listed on the injury report throughout the entire week. Maybe he just walks kinda funny. Maybe he stood up too fast after his leg fell asleep.
However, it certainly seemed as though there was a tiny hobble to McCord’s gait.
Considering that it is Week 12, every single college football player in the country is dealing with bumps, scrapes and bruises. They are all dealing with some sort of ailment. McCord is not the execption here.
With that being said — it is a bigger concern because he is the quarterback. His perceived limp is also of greater concern considering that he was gator rolled against Minnesota last week.
An awkward tackle caused Kyle McCord to get up limping before halftime. He finished out the game and said “I’m good” when asked about the incident during his postgame press conference.
Is he? Is he really?