![]() ![]() I honestly can’t even understand how a bullet can go clean through both cheeks without the victim suffering severe additional damage. While little has been officially released about the injuries that he suffered during the off-campus altercation, it doesn’t take much imagination to realize that Garrett is lucky to be alive. What Garrett brings to the field as a veteran defensive tackle will obviously be important to the team as the season progresses, but to me just the fact that he is on the field at all is something worth celebrating. The Buckeyes would go on to score again before the half, and they never looked back en route to a blowout, giving up only three points in the second half of the game. On the next play, as I was still screaming about the sack, Josh Proctor stopped Nebraska quarterback Adrian Martinez for a loss of five, forcing a punt. While the defense had been finding its legs for a few series, it felt like this moment, with all of the emotional weight that it carried, sparked something in the defense. Though that seemed nearly impossible to fathom, it felt like a major boon for the defensive line, which - due to both injury and attrition - was considered the thinest position group for the Buckeyes coming into the season.Īnd while the Ohio State defense struggled in the early going of Saturday’s season opener, on second down in the final minutes of the first half, Garrett came up with what might be the most improbable sack in recent memory not because it was the first of his career, or how it played out on the field, but for the remarkable journey that the young man was forced to take over the past two months to get there.Ī well-deserved sack and celebration for Haskell Garrett, playing today just two months after being shot in the face /AESigWyTJb- Buckeye Sports Bulletin October 24, 2020 Then two days later when the Buckeyes released their availability report, to the surprise of everyone, Garrett was not mentioned, indicating that he was eligible to play without restrictions. Nearly two months later, three days before the Nebraska game, OSU co-defensive coordinator Greg Mattison confirmed that Garrett was preparing for the season, but had not yet been cleared to play. Miraculously, not only did the Las Vegas native survive, but after a few days in the hospital, he rejoined his team, though could not fully participate. ![]() Then, the assailant fired at Garrett, tearing a whole through both of his cheeks. Garrett was walking, and upon seeing a man “arguing and being aggressive” with a woman, the 6-foot-2, 299-pounder intervened. 30, Garrett was shot in the face while reportedly attempting to be a good samaritan on the south side of OSU’s off-campus area. We’ve been a bit bereft of feel good stories in 2020, but the senior defensive tackle’s performance on Saturday is something that should warm the hearts of football fans and agnostics alike. What we learned in Ohio State’s 52-17 beatdown of Nebraska Podcast: ‘Hangout in the Holy Land’ recaps the Nebraska game ![]()
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