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Key Ohio State player goes down with concerning injury at 1st day of fall camp

The Buckeyes can't afford an injury along the defensive line, so Ryan Day and Matt Patricia better cross their fingers that Eddrick Houston isn't out long.

Ohio State Buckeyes defensive end Eddrick Houston (96) | Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Day 1 of Ohio State’s national title defense is off to a potentially disastrous start. Even more than preparation for a Week 1 matchup with Texas, the goal of fall camp, which began in earnest on Thursday morning, is to stay healthy, and not only did Ohio State suffer an injury, but it came at the worst possible position.