February 12, 2025

Dontre Wilson is Having an Impact for the Buckeyes Once Again


  COLUMBUS – In early November of 2014, Ohio State went up to East Lansing and earned a 49-37 victory over then No. 8 Michigan State. It was a game that announced he Buckeyes as national championship contenders and put the team back in the College Football Playoff conversation after an early season loss. It was a good day for the Scarlet and Gray, but not as positive for every member of the team. Early in the fourth quarter, H-back Dontre Wilson, then a sophomore, caught a seven-yard touchdown on an out route and was thrown out of bounds by the Spartan defender. The play resulted in a score and a broken foot for the Texas native. Two years later and Wilson is still dealing with the injury. “He broke his foot at Michigan State in that big win we had two years ago,” head coach Urban Meyer said of Wilson. “When you break a foot, it’s tough, especially a skilled athlete. So it’s been one of injury. He’s fighting like crazy. He’s still not 100 percent now. He’s still dealing with (it), doesn’t practice early in the week.” For Wilson, frustration went beyond his limitations on the field. “When…

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