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Matthew Golden injury: Texas WR exits Ohio State game

Texas Longhorns wide receiver Matthew Golden left the first half of the College Football Playoff game against Ohio State with an apparent ankle injury.
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Texas Longhorns wide receiver Matthew Golden dealt with an injury during the playoff game against Ohio State.
Texas Longhorns wide receiver Matthew Golden dealt with an injury during the playoff game against Ohio State. | Sara Diggins/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

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Texas wide receiver Matthew Golden exited the first half of the College Football Playoff Cotton Bowl semifinal game against Ohio State with an apparent lower body injury.

Golden initially departed the game after suffering what appeared to be an injury to his foot and ankle area, but was able to return to action, albeit briefly before being called for a penalty.

Golden emerged from the sideline with both ankles taped, but retreated from the field a second time and was escorted to the Texas locker room accompanied by team medical trainers.

He was on the Texas sideline as the third quarter kicked off, but without his helmet and signaled to trainers that he was not ready to return to the game, according to Laura Rutledge of ESPN.

The wide receiver is the most productive player at the position for the Longhorns this season, catching 56 passes for 936 yards and scoring 9 of the Longhorns’ 38 receiving touchdowns.

His two 100-yard receiving games both came during Texas’ postseason run.

Golden caught 8 passes for 162 yards against Georgia in the SEC Championship Game, and added another 149 yards off 7 grabs for a touchdown against Arizona State in the quarterfinal round.

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JAMES PARKS

James Parks is the founder and publisher of College Football HQ. He has covered football for a decade, previously managing several team sites and publishing national content for 247Sports.com for five years. His work has also been published on CBSSports.com. He founded College Football HQ in 2020, and the site joined the Sports Illustrated Fannation Network in 2022 and the On SI network in 2024.

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