Police in Columbus, Ohio, confirmed on Sunday that Ohio State football player Kosta Karageorge has died.
Authorities believe he died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to Clay Hall of ABC 6/Fox 28 in Columbus:
The Buckeyes’ athletic department also confirmed the news, per Brent Yarina of BTN.com:
Local police had considered Karageorge missing the past few days. His family last heard from him Wednesday and filed a missing persons report that night, per ESPN.com.
Karageorge’s disappearance became part of Saturday’s game between Ohio State and Michigan, with the senior defensive lineman’s picture shown on the Ohio Stadium video board.
Karageorge sent a text message to his mother, Susan Karageorge, at 1:25 a.m. ET on Wednesday morning, according to Marcus Thorpe and Alex Mazer of NBC 4 in Columbus. The text reportedly read: “Sorry if I am an embarrassment, but these concussions have my head all expletive up.”
According to the report, Karageorge had a history of concussions, including one as recently as last month. His mother said Karageorge “had a few spells of being extremely confused.”
Matt Barnes of NBC 4 said the young player’s death should serve to underscore the importance of continuing research on concussions:
Karageorge was 22 years old.
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