Ohio State football's Emeka Egbuka did not appear on the availability report and traveled to Wisconsin but missed his third straight game.
went through warm-ups and even manned the slot with the No. 1 offense in the 11 on 11 pregame session.
When the game started, however, Egbuka was on the sideline, wrapped in a large blanket. He did not play in theThat was the third consecutive full game the former 1,000-yard receiver has missed since suffering an apparent ankle injury against Maryland on Oct. 14.
“We decided to hold Emeka back one more week,” OSU coach Ryan Day said. “He was close, but we just made the decision to hold him. I do feel really confident we’ll get him back next week. He makes a difference.” With Egbuka out, Marvin Harrison Jr. was the only receiver targeted more than three times by quarterback Kyle McCord. Senior receiver Julian Fleming also left the game temporarily with an apparent lower-body injury, but later returned. Xavier Johnson and Carnell Tate both played larger snap counts.
Egbuka has totaled 303 yards and three touchdowns on 22 receptions this season. Last season, though, he amassed 1,151 yards and 10 touchdowns on 76 receptions as a complement to Harrison. They have arguably not played a game in which both were healthy all game since Week 3 against Western Kentucky.
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