During the first half of Friday’s Cotton Bowl matchup between Ohio State and Texas, fans noticed a golf ball-sized knot near the middle knuckle on the left hand

Ohio State QB Will Howard’s left hand bore the evidence of a hard hit during the first half of the Cotton Bowl on Friday night. The back of Howard’s hand developed a large bump after he got hit early in the game.

Ohio State quarterback Will Howard appeared to hit his non-throwing hand on a Texas player's helmet during the first half of the Cotton Bowl against the Longhorns on Friday. Howard stayed in the game despite a gruesome knot the ESPN broadcast noted was the size of a golf ball on hand.