Marvin Harrison Jr. expected to be full go for Maryland game
COLUMBUS — Ohio State head coach Ryan Day said wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. will be good to go this week against Maryland.
Harrison suffered a third quarter injury during the Buckeyes’ dramatic, 17-14 win at Notre Dame. Harrison had his feet taken out from underneath him while run blocking for a 61-yard TreVeyon Henderson touchdown. Notre Dame safety Ramon Henderson dove for the tackle, couldn’t bring Ohio State’s Henderson down and instead slid into Harrison’s right ankle from behind.
Harrison was down on the field for a few minutes after Henderson’s breakaway score. Eventually, Ohio State trainers helped the junior wideout to the sideline. After getting taped up in the medical tent, Harrison returned to action, finishing with 66-of-69 possible offensive snaps played, according to Pro Football Focus.
“I think that is a side of Marvin that I don’t know if people have seen yet. Just his toughness,” said Ohio State quarterback Kyle McCord, Harrison’s former high school teammate.
“He could have easily just preserved himself in that moment. But that’s not who he is. That’s not the type of competitor that he is. And for him to come back and still have an impact and obviously make plays right away and then have that huge catch on that last drive. I mean I think that gives you everything you need to know about Marvin — the things that you can’t coach. That was big for him to come back.”
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The catch McCord spoke of was a diving, 19-yard reception that slingshotted the Buckeyes to the Notre Dame 32-yard line amid their 15-play, 65-yard, game-winning drive.
Harrison — with what looked like a support brace and/or tape on his right ankle — was seen catching passes from the Monarc machine alongside his teammates last Wednesday.
Harrison’s injury at Notre Dame occurred less than a week after he confirmed that against Arkansas State in Week 2 last season, he suffered an ankle sprain, which limited his cutting, acceleration and deceleration.
That injury didn’t prevent Harrison from piling up 72 catches, 1,157 receiving yards and 12 receiving scores, en route to becoming the first Ohio State receiver to earn unanimous first-team All-American honors. Harrison was also a finalist for the Biletnikoff Award, given annually to the best wideout in the country.
