Ohio State Buckeyes: Donovan Muger, former defensive liner, dead at age 30

Donovan Muger, a former defensive university football liner who played for 2014 Ohio state The National Championship team, has died, his mother announced on social networks. I was 30 years old.

There was no cause of death.

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The defensive line of the Buckeyes of Ohio, Donovan Muger, during the Notre Dame Fighting Irish game at the Bowl party at the University of Phoenix stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on January 1, 2026. (Mark J. Rebilas-USA Today Sports)

“My heart will never exceed the same. It is with my deepest sadness that I formally announced the world the death of my eldest son Donovan Muger. Pray for my family,” his mother wrote in an Instagram post.

Munger was an outstanding football player from high school and promised the state of Ohio as a four -star recruit. He was diagnosed with a blood clot before the start of the 2013 season, which forced him to sit a year, according to 247 sports.

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Finally he made appearances for Ohio State from the 2014 season. He had five total cups and a Tackle for a loss During the season.

The Buckeyes finished 14-1 and won their first national university American football playoff championship against Oregon Ducks.

The defensive lin of the Buckeyes of Ohio, Donovan Muger, reacts to the victory over the Oregon Ducks in the National CFP championship game at the AT&T stadium in Arlington, Texas, on January 12, 2015. (Kirby Lee-USA Today Sports)

He returned to the team in 2015, appearing in 11 games.

But the blood clot finally made him retire from football.

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Ohio’s fans paid tribute to Muger on social networks when his death was announced.

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