--- description: The 22-year-old OSU defensive lineman and wrestler went missing early Wednesday title: Body of Missing OSU Player Kosta Karageorge Found, School Says image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt77bfcb1e805edef5/69876b7e2dce01e3b39dc13d/ap98999848178.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Sports](/section/sports/) ## Sports Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Football](/tag/football/) ## Football Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Body of Missing OSU Player Kosta Karageorge Found, School Says by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 30, 2014 11:14 PM CUT  Ohio State university college football player Kosta Karageorge in Columbus, Ohio, Sept. 11, 2013. Ohio State university college football player Kosta Karageorge in Columbus, Ohio, Sept. 11, 2013.Jay LaPrete—AP by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 30, 2014 11:14 PM CUT The body of an Ohio State University football player who had been missing for five days was found in Columbus on Sunday, according to school officials. Kosta Karageorge, a 22-year-old OSU defensive lineman and wrestler, went missing early Wednesday. “The Ohio State University Department of Athletics was shocked and saddened to learn today of the death of student-athlete Kosta Karageorge,” OSU’s athletic department said in a statement. Karageorge’s mother, Susan Karageorge, had told NBC affiliate WCMH that her son suffers from concussions, and that he had sent her a text shortly before he went missing in which he apologized for being an “embarrassment” as a result of the medical condition. [Read the rest of the story from our partners at NBC News](http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/body-missing-osu-player-kosta-karageorge-found-school-says-n258611 "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3611060/osu-player-kosta-karageorge-found-dead/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3611060/osu-player-kosta-karageorge-found-dead/"},"headline":"Body of Missing OSU Player Kosta Karageorge Found, School Says","datePublished":"2014-11-30T23:14:48.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T02:27:27.866Z","description":"The 22-year-old OSU defensive lineman and wrestler went missing early Wednesday","url":"https://time.com/3611060/osu-player-kosta-karageorge-found-dead/","keywords":["Football"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt77bfcb1e805edef5/69876b7e2dce01e3b39dc13d/ap98999848178.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"Sports","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt77bfcb1e805edef5/69876b7e2dce01e3b39dc13d/ap98999848178.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Kosta Karageorge","caption":"Kosta Karageorge","creditText":"Jay LaPrete—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/sports/","name":"Sports"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/football/","name":"Football"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3611060/osu-player-kosta-karageorge-found-dead/","name":"Body of Missing OSU Player Kosta Karageorge Found, School Says"}}]}] ```