Why does thad matta limp

I'll be honest, I feel really good. I've shed a few pounds, but I feel pretty good. Concerns about Matta's health have followed him for nearly a decade, since a botched back surgery left him without a fully-functioning right foot and some lingering back issues.

He walks with a noticeable limp and with the help of a brace on his right leg. That will always be something people will ask about, and try to use against him. There have been times when back issues forced Matta to skip postgame news conferences. He uses a special seat on the bench that sits higher to take some pressure off of his back. He was candid in after becoming Ohio State's all-time wins leader about struggles he's had, including needing the help of his family to take his shoes off after a game because the pain in his back was so strong that he couldn't bend over.

Down the road, that stuff might be what forces Matta to cut his coaching career shorter than he originally thought it would be, but he doesn't seem to think that's in the immediate future.

If you've spent any time around Matta this season and last, it appears he's figured out a way to manage it. Ohio State finished this year. Matta has been troubled by back pain following surgery complications and walks with a limp. He mentioned "trying to get healthy" as a reason for leaving the job.

His teams won at least 20 games in 12 consecutive seasons. Matta is the school's career leader in wins and games. He won five regular-season Big Ten titles and four league tournaments, the most championships of any league coach over the last 13 seasons. Skip to content. Weather Cams. Great Health Divide. Election Results. State Results Map. National Results Map. Appalachian Wireless Sports Overtime.

Matta shows up to weekly press conferences — as he did on Tuesday — dressed in shorts, a gray sweatshirt drenched in sweat and a towel around his neck. The Buckeyes are , in the Big Ten, and playing on the first day of the Big Ten tournament as one of the bottom four teams in the conference.

However, Matta said other coaches have used his health against him on the recruiting front in the past eight seasons. Menu The Lantern. Related Posts.