July 18, 2026

Four torn ACLs and one unbreakable faith made Ohio State receiver Kamryn Babb a team captain


COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State football’s Kamrynn Babb finally made a post-practice phone call to deliver good news last week. He had made the other kind of phone call too many times. The most recent of those bad calls had come in April. When Babb called to say he had suffered the third torn anterior cruciate knee ligament of his Buckeye career and fourth overall, his father and stepmother were on the beach for spring break. Babb apologized for interrupting and told them the news could wait until they visited Columbus later that week. Read that again. Babb suffered a catastrophic, season-ending, career-altering injury for the fourth time and his main concern was not ruining his family’s vacation. “It’s a terrible deal,” said Babb’s stepmother, Amanda Peterson Babb. “Coach (Ryan) Day said it best — his resiliency is amazing even to me. As parents it’s hard enough, but he keeps…

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