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Gameday+ | Ohio State linebacker Chris Worley has persevered through family tragedies

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Nobody would accuse Luke Fickell — state champion wrestler, Ohio State nose guard, longtime Buckeyes coach — of being soft.

Yet even Fickell is not sure he could have endured what Chris Worley already has.

“The things he has had to face the last four years, I don’t know that I could have done that,” Fickell said.

Worley, part of Ohio State's already legendary 2013 recruiting class, had to wait until this season to become a starter at linebacker. Two years ago, the Cleveland Glenville graduate narrowly lost a position competition with Darron Lee, who quickly became a star and first-round NFL draft pick.