© Jamie Sabau/Getty Images Head Coach Urban Meyer of the Ohio State Buckeyes salutes Jeff Heuerman as part of Senior Day recognition before the game against the Michigan Wolverines at Ohio Stadium on Nov. 29, 2014 in Columbus, Ohio. COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State officials say they are grieved to learn of the death of a football player missing since Wednesday. Police tell media outlets they believe a body found near the campus was that of 22-year-old Kosta Karageorge and that he died of a self-inflicted gun shot. The senior defensive tackle was last seen at his apartment in Columbus early Wednesday, when his roommates said he left to go on a walk. His mother told authorities he has had several concussions and a few spells of being extremely confused. According to a police report, she said Karageorge texted her the morning he disappeared and said, “I am sorry if I am an embarrassment.” Karageorge’s parents filed a missing-person report Wednesday evening, and his mother, Susan Karageorge, told police he has had several concussions and a few spells of being extremely confused, according to the report. A former Buckeyes wrestler, he joined the football team as a walk-on this season. He has played in one game and was among two dozen seniors slated to be recognized at the final home game Saturday against rival Michigan. The Buckeyes won, 42-28. During halftime at the No. 16 Ohio State men’s basketball game against James Madison in Columbus, pictures of Karageorge were shown and an announcement was made urging people with any information to contact police. Defensive lineman Michael Bennett said afterward that Karageorge missed practices and that teammates started getting nervous Thursday. The team’s physician, Dr. Jim Borchers, has said he could not comment on the medical care of student athletes. The player’s sister, Sophia Karageorge, told The Columbus Dispatch that he apparently was upset, and roommates said he went for a walk, dressed in black from his hat to his boots. …
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