June 24, 2026

Ohio State offensive lineman Harry Miller announces retirement, describes mental health battles

Ohio State offensive lineman Harry Miller has decided to retire from football in an announcement on Twitter in which he said he contemplated suicide. “Prior to the season last year, I told Coach Day of my intention to kill myself,” Miller wrote. “He immediately had me in touch with Dr. Candice (Williams) and Dr. (Josh) Norman, and I received the support I needed. After a few weeks, I tried my luck at football once again, with scars on my wrists and throat. “…There was a dead man on the television set, but nobody knew it. ”At the time, I would rather be dead than a coward. I’d rather be nothing at all, than have to explain everything that was wrong. I was planning on being reduced to my initials on a back of a helmet.” Miller started at left guard in 2020 and was expected to be the Buckeyes’ center…

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