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Saturday, August 30, 2008
Tressel on Wells’ injury: ‘It’s a foot thing’
Will he or won’t he? You know what I’m talking about. Will Ohio State running back Chris Wells be ready for USC in two weeks? Tough to say, but when the phrase “turf toe” is thrown around, that isn’t good.
FYI: Turf toe is painful injury at the base of the big toe, kind of a bad bruise. Usually doesn’t require surgery, just a lot of time to heal.
Here’s what Ohio State coach Jim Tressel had to say moments ago in his first postgame news conference of 2008 (and, oh, the Buckeyes beat Youngstown State 43-0 at Ohio Stadium):
On Chris Wells’ foot injury: “From what I gather, without getting medical into it, it’s more of a foot thing. Without getting too medical, the X-rays were negative.”
A reporter mentioned the term turf toe was being thrown around: “They didn’t use the phrase turf toe,” Tressel said, alluding to his conversation with OSU trainers.
Wells hurt his right foot with about 6 minutes to play in the third quarter, fumbling without being hit inside the YSU 5-yard line. OSU was up 26-0 and going in for more. Should Wells have been in the game?
“It was early in the third quarter, wasn’t it?” Tressel said. “We were up there playing all of our guys throughout the course of the game. We want him to be a 20-, 30-carry guy. I don’t know if he was overused.”
Was it going to be Wells’ last series?: “It wasn’t like, ‘OK, we’re gonna score and this guy is coming out.’ “
Translation: It probably would’ve been Wells’ last series. He had more than 111 yards on just 13 carries and another TD would’ve given him two for the game. Acceptable Heisman numbers for opening against a I-AA opponent.
Tressel on Wells’ chances of playing next week against Ohio University: “If he can’t practice, obviously we wouldn’t use him.”
Wells returned to the sideline in the fourth quarter wearing a walking boot. An Associated Press reporter asked if he was OK. Wells nodded his head (up and down).
Stay tuned.
