Ohio State junior defensive end Nick Bosa suffered an injury against TCU in the third quarter and did not return to action. Urban Meyer was asked about Bosa's status on Monday, but the longevitity of the injury is still unknown. "Nick won't play this week," Meyer said. "He will have further tests this week. It's an abdominal and groin issue." Bucknuts had heard it was either a sports hernia or a partially torn groin muscle. Bosa is perhaps the best player in college football, and is projected by some analysts to be the No. 1 overall selection of the 2019 NFL Draft. He has four sacks through the first three games of the 2018 season. We will update you as we learn more.<doc-sep>Ohio State is in a dog fight against TCU this evening, as the Buckeyes trail the Horned Frogs by one point at the start of the second half, and OSU’s defense might have just sustained a major loss. Nick Bosa, Ohio State’s best defensive player (and maybe the best player in the country), just went down with an apparent lower-body injury. Bosa was down on the field holding his groin area. The younger brother of former Ohio State football star Joey Bosa has been a force tonight, recording a strip sack that led to a Buckeyes’ touchdown, but it looks like he’s going to miss some time. Bosa was able to walk off the field under his own power, however he is heading to the Buckeyes’ locker room. ABC’s cameras just showed Bosa walking off the field and into the locker room. He had a frustrated look on his face and appeared to be walking with somewhat of a limp. ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg tweeted the following about Bosa: Ohio State star defensive end Nick Bosa walking slowly to the locker room. Appeared to injure his groin or possibly right knee. He created Ohio State’s only touchdown so far tonight with a strip-sack of Shawn Robinson. Stretching is a major part of Nick Bosa’s routine, spending more than an hour stretching every day, but sometimes you’ll just have bad luck. For Ohio State’s sake (and, really, the college football world), hopefully this is nothing serious and Bosa is able to return to the game. Stay tuned for more injury updates on Nick Bosa. Ohio State has yet to release an official statement on his status. The Buckeyes, meanwhile, are trailing TCU, 14-13, a couple of minutes into the third quarter. The game is on ABC.<doc-sep>Update (11:22 p.m. ET): ESPN is reporting that it's a lower abdomen injury for Bosa. Update (11:02 p.m. ET): Bosa returned from the locker room near the end of the third quarter in street clothes. It appears he is out of this game. 97.1 The Fan reported a little bit ago that he is questionable. No. 4 Ohio State didn't need more bad news in the team's game with No. 15 TCU. The Buckeyes saw wide receivers drop passes, miss tackles, take poor angles and had a missed field goal in the first half where the Scarlet and Gray trailed 14-13 at the break. Then on the third play of the opening drive of the second half, Horned Frogs quarterback Shawn Robinson completed a pass for 14 yards and Nick Bosa remained down on the other side of the field. The play was stopped and trainers came out to look at Bosa. After a few minutes, the defensive end was able to get up and walk off but was noticeably limping. Bosa walked with trainers back to the locker room, pointing at what appeared to be his upper leg. Bosa's status for the rest of the game is unknown. Followed Bosa up the tunnel. He did not look pleased or comfortable. — Patrick Murphy (@_Pat_Murphy) September 16, 2018 Losing Bosa would be very bad news for Ohio State. At the time of his exit, Bosa was second for the Buckeyes with five total tackles, one sack and one tackle for a loss in the game. He also forced a fumble that resulted in the Scarlet and Gray's only touchdown so far. Bosa is an All-American and considered one of the best players in the country. The junior is the leader of Ohio State's front seven and makes the Buckeye defense much more difficult to handle with his pass rushing and run stopping ability. Bucknuts will update the story as more information is made available.<doc-sep>
Nick Bosa, arguably the best defensive player in college football, suffered a lower-body injury in the second half of the game against TCU. Here is the latest on the injury to Bosa and his status moving forward. Ohio State trainers had Bosa go into the locker room to get checked out after his injury. He was in the locker room for several minutes before reappearing on the sideline in street clothes. Bosa watched the rest of the game from the bench. He had a noticeable limp when walking back onto the field. ESPN sideline reporter Maria Taylor then reported that Bosa had suffered a “lower abdomen strain,” per Ohio State. Bosa could be seen looking frustrated on the sideline, talking with some of his teammates. Ohio State’s interim coach, Ryan Day, was asked about Bosa following the game. He didn’t have much of an update. Bosa is continuing to be evaluated. Ohio State acting head coach Ryan Day did not have an update postgame on Nick Bosa's health. Said he is being evaluated right now. — Dan Hope (@Dan_Hope) September 16, 2018 The loss of Bosa is a huge one for Ohio State. The Buckeyes have a ton of talent on defense, but none quite like him. Bosa made a huge impact on the game against TCU, forcing a fumble that led to a defensive touchdown. Ohio State has a somewhat easy game coming up, hosting Tulane at Ohio Stadium. The Buckeyes travel to State College, Pa. in two weeks, though, to take on Penn State in what could be the biggest Big Ten game of the season. OSU would like very much to have Bosa back in uniform for that contest. However, his longterm health is what’s most important – he might be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft – and it’s still unclear how long it’s going to take him to recover. Stay tuned for more injury updates on Bosa. Ohio State will likely have more news on his status early this week.