This season did not go exactly how Ohio State Buckeyes star running back TreVeyon Henderson expected as the running back dealt with injuries that limited his production and eventually kept him sidelined for the team’s showdown with archrival Michigan and the College Football Playoff matchup with the Georgia Bulldogs – both games that Ohio State lost. But it appears his injury also caused some conflict with the coaches.
After the season, TreVeyon Henderson told The Columbus Dispatch during Peach Bowl media days that while he was dealing with his injury, there was some internal conflict within the program that caused some hurt feelings.
“There was some stuff involved around this injury that I didn’t respect – not even coming from outside but inside of the building,” Henderson told The Dispatch, declining to add specifics. “It hurt me a lot.”
Head coach Ryan Day confirmed that conflict.
“I think anytime you fight through an injury, it’s frustrating,” Ryan Day said. “You want to get on the field. I’ve said before that I give him a lot of credit for continually trying to get back on the field. We talked about how when someone’s trying to fight through something, giving a lot of detail on that isn’t great for him. But at the same time, there’s a lot of questions on what’s going on, and there’s an unknown. That’s a hard feeling for a player.
“He got his surgery. He tried to fight through it all season, and I give him a lot of credit for that. TreVeyon is very competitive, and he wants to be great. He’s very driven, so that doesn’t surprise me because he’s so competitive.”
However, Henderson revealed that the conflict has been resolved with Day.
“We got everything we needed to get off our chest,” Henderson said.
