Game Thread tOSU at Indiana, Saturday Oct. 17, Noon ET, FOX
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Ryan Day Expects Most of Six Starters Who Missed Maryland Game to Return vs. Indiana
Ohio State was without a half-dozen starters against Maryland, but Ryan Day expects most of them to be back against Indiana.
Wide receivers Brandon Inniss and Devin McCuin, offensive linemen Austin Siereveld and Phillip Daniels, linebacker Christian Alliegro and nickelback Jay Timmons all missed last weekend’s 45-16 win over Maryland.
During his appearance on the Buckeye Roundtable show on the Ohio State Sports Network on Monday, Day said he expects most of them – but not all of them – to be back in action this weekend as Ohio State travels to Indiana for a top-five matchup with the Hoosiers.
“I don't know if we'll get them all back, but I’m hoping to get the majority of these guys back. We'll see how they come in tomorrow,” Day said. “It was kind of a strange week, with some strange things, a few non-football-related issues that popped up. So we just had to manage it the best we could. But yeah, I don't think we'll get all of them back, but we should get a good portion of them back for Indiana.”
While Day didn’t specify on Monday who all he expected to return, the players most likely to be back against Indiana are presumably McCuin and Timmons. Both of them were listed as game-time decisions and went through partial warmups on Saturday before ultimately sitting the game out.
Day also said after Saturday’s game that he thought Daniels, who has been sidelined for the last four games by an injury he suffered against Texas, would be back for this week’s game against the Hoosiers.
“I think we can get Phil back. I think he'll have a full week of practice. That's the plan,” Day said. “I don't know if he would have been able to, if he was forced to play today ... if he could have done it if he had to, but it was close. I think we'll come in (Sunday), he'll be able to do everything tomorrow, hopefully have a full day Tuesday and be able to roll for next week.”
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