Ohio State's Kosta Karageorge Found Dead After Going Missing

Ohio State football player and wrestler Kosta Karageorge went missing on Wednesday and has since been found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. 

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Sunday, Nov. 30

Karageorge Found Dead

Clay Hall of ABC 6 reported on the search for Kosta Karageorge:

Friday, Nov. 28

Police Report Reveals More Detail

ESPN had more information on Karageorge:

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A missing-person report filed with Columbus police Wednesday evening says defensive tackle Kosta Karageorge told his mother he was sorry if he was an embarrassment but concussions had his head messed up.

His mother told police the text was sent at about 1:30 a.m. Wednesday.

His mother, Susan Karageorge, told police he has had several concussions and a few spells of being extremely confused.

His sister Sophia Karageorge told the Columbus Dispatch after each concussion, he has followed trainers' instructions and received proper care, but "his repercussions from [concussions] have been long-term or delayed.''

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Urban Meyer, Team Doctor Speak on Karageorge

Urban Meyer released a statement regarding Karageorge:

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Our thoughts continue to be with the family of Kosta Karageorge and we pray that he is safe and that he is found soon. He is a young man who joined the football team in August and was a hard worker on the field and pleasant off the field. He has been an important player in practice for us, right up until the time he was reported missing. If anyone knows anything about his whereabouts, please help his family and contact the authorities.”

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Team physician Jim Borchers also released a statement:

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“First and foremost, our primary concern is for the health, safety and welfare of Kosta. While we are not able to discuss or comment about the medical care regarding our student-athletes, we are confident in our medical procedures and policies to return athletes to participation following injury or illness.”

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Thursday, Nov. 27

OSU Football Player Karageorge Reported Missing

The mother of Ohio State football player Kosta Karageorge has reported her son missing.

Eleven Warriors' Twitter feed passed along a snapshot of the Facebook message sent out by Susan Karageorge, who wrote that Kosta has not been heard from since early Wednesday morning:

There was also a message sent out via Kosta's Twitter feed:

NBC4 News' Jerod Smalley provided more details and confirmed that police are searching for the student-athlete:

Doug Lesmerises of Cleveland.com provided a synopsis of Karageorge's sister, Sophia, speaking about her brother:

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[Kosta Karageorge] was upset about something Tuesday night. His roommates, who are also Ohio State wrestlers, said he went for a walk from their apartment on East 7th Avenue in Columbus around 2 a.m.

She said his cell phone was last pinged around 2:30 a.m. about 10 miles from his apartment, in Grandview, near 3rd Avenue and Elmwood Avenue.

Karageorge missed Ohio State's football practice at 6 a.m. Wednesday morning and Sophia said his friends became concerned as they realized no one had seen him since he left the apartment. The family said he was reported missing to Columbus police around 5 p.m. Wednesday.

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Karageorge, a fifth-year senior, is an Ohio State wrestler who walked on to the football team as a defensive lineman. He has appeared in one game this season.