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Former Ohio State and TCU Quarterback Matthew Baldwin Retiring from Football Due to Knee and Back Injuries

Former Ohio State quarterback Matthew Baldwin, who transferred to TCU last May, is retiring from football after battling knee and back injuries for the past year.

Baldwin, who plans to continue attending TCU as a student, decided it was time to move on from the sport after undergoing three knee surgeries while also battling a lingering back injury.

“We thought this break would be the perfect chance to get his back well,” Baldwin's mother, Mindy, told Drew Davison of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. “He did PT, various shots, a nerve ablation, but nothing has worked.