Columbus Police continued to search Friday for missing Ohio State senior reserve defensive linemanKosta Karageorge. According to multiple reports, Karageorge went for a walk in Columbus around 2 a.m. ET Wednesday when his roommates last saw him. “Our thoughts continue to be with the family of Kosta Karageorge and we pray that he is safe and that he is found soon,” Buckeyes coach Urban Meyer said in a statement Friday afternoon. “He is a young man who joined the football team in August and was a hard worker on the field and pleasant off the field. He has been an important player in practice for us, right up until the time he was reported missing. If anyone knows anything about his whereabouts, please help his family and contact the authorities.” Karageorge, a walk-on, did not show up for practice Wednesday and Thursday. “He had some extenuating circumstances that night that lead us to believe he was upset,” his sister Sophia said, according to The Columbus Dispatch. Karageorge’s mother has filed a missing person’s report with the police. Family and friends have searched the Ohio State campus looking for him to no avail. Karageorge’s sister said he left without his wallet or his motorcycle. She said he has a history of sports-related concussions, including one a month ago. “We’re very concerned that he’s not himself and that he maybe doesn’t know what’s going on,” she told the newspaper. She said after each concussion, he has followed trainers’ instructions and received proper care but that “his repercussions from (concussions) have been long-term or delayed.” Ohio State team physician Dr. Jim Borchers issued a statement Friday afternoon. “First and foremost, our primary concern is for the health, safety and welfare of Kosta,” Borchers said in the statement…
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