As Ohio State’s offense began its opening drive against Arkansas State on Saturday afternoon, it was missing Jaxon Smith-Njigba. He stood on the sideline wearing a gray sweatsuit with a scarlet ballcap. A week after suffering an apparent hamstring injury in the season opener, Smith-Njigba, the Buckeyes’ star receiver, did not suit up for their 45-12 win over the Red Wolves. Ohio State football:Here are 5 things we learned from Ohio State’s 45-12 win over Arkansas State Reactions:’Emeka Egbuka is Chris Olave 2.0 but better:’ Ohio State fans react to Arkansas State win Though listed as a game-time decision on the team’s pregame availability report, Smith-Njigba never seemed as if he was on track to make a return for the non-conference game. He was held out of most of warmups and was never dressed in uniform or wearing a helmet. About three hours ahead of kickoff, he was out on…
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