Ohio State head coach Ryan Day confirmed Wednesday defensive end Omari Abor will miss time after undergoing an undisclosed surgery on Tuesday.
Abor posted Tuesday on Instagram Tuesday that he underwent successful surgery, though he did not specify what the injury was for. Asked about Abor’s status, Day estimated that it will be “a couple of months” before Abor can return to the field.
“I don’t know if I have an update on that,” Day said. “He did have a procedure. I don’t know if I can get into all the details of that. But it’s going to be at least a couple of months, I guess, before he’s back.”
Abor is entering his second season at Ohio State, though he missed the majority of his freshman season after suffering a knee injury. A four-star prospect out of Duncanville, Texas, Abor was a top-100 recruit in Ohio State’s 2022 recruiting class.
While Abor’s injury deals a blow to Ohio State’s depth at defensive end, Day said Wednesday that Abor is the only Buckeye to have suffered a long-term injury during fall camp, leaving the team mostly healthy ahead of the team’s first scrimmage of fall camp on Saturday.
