He said he first got hurt Sept. 24 when the Buckeyes beat Notre Dame.
It had been improving until Saturday night at Wisconsin, where a defender landed on his lower legs at the end of a third down scramble in the third quarter.
“Honestly coming out of the game I thought it would hurt worse than it does now,” McCord said Wednesday night. “I feel pretty good now.”
Though he appeared to be hobbling significantly, McCord said he never considered checking himself out of a game in which the Buckeyes were clinging to a one-score game and eventually won 24-10.
Now he’s looking forward to his first start in SHI Stadium, where the Mt. Laurel, N.J. native said he attended many games while growing up.
“To see it all come full circle, especially playing at Rutgers is going to be fun with lots of family and friends there,” he said.
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