Ohio State football captain Kamryn Babb suffered injury ‘setback,’ but expected to return

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Kamryn Babb’s Ohio State soccer profession has been outlined by the unquestioned respect of his teammates and his unbelievable rotten luck with accidents.

That sadly remained true on this preseason camp.

Babb suffered a harm in observe not too long ago that coach Ryan Day termed “a setback.” The harm will not be anticipated to value him the 2022 season and Day was optimistic the receiver can return in a number of weeks.

The second-year captain was named the newest recipient of the Block 0 No. 0 jersey and was competing for a depth spot within the proficient receiver rotation.

Babb’s Ohio State story has been one in all perseverance and management. Courting again to his highschool profession at Christian Brothers in St. Louis, Babb had beforehand torn an anterior cruciate knee ligament 4 occasions. The fourth got here a yr in the past final April. His teammates — impressed by his perspective regardless of these repeated setbacks — voted him a captain on the finish of the summer time anyway.

Many teammates have spoken of their enthusiasm about lastly seeing the previous top-100 prospect on the sector.

“I’m gonna be leaning on Kam Babb quite a bit, due to simply the particular person he’s and his exhausting work,” junior receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba mentioned at Large Ten Media Days. “I’m able to see him on the sector. He’s wholesome. He’s again. He appears nice. His ceiling is actually excessive. When Kam Babb’s in, the entire group, we’re gonna mild up.”

These accidents have restricted Babb to eight profession video games, totally on particular groups. His most seen function as a Buckeye got here throughout the spring sport, when he led the group in prayer at midfield following a video tribute to the late Dwayne Haskins.

Even when wholesome, dangerous luck retains recurring. Babb recovered final season and took part in pre-Rose Bowl exercises, however was finally sidelined once more by sickness.

Babb’s harm occurred across the similar time as working again Evan Pryor’s season-ending knee harm. Neither participant’s absence tasks to alter the highest of the OSU depth chart. Each, although, have been anticipated to have at the least some alternative to point out what they’re able to.

For Babb, that chance stays inside attain.

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