COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Urban Meyer confirmed on Wednesday that Ohio State freshman receiver Trevon Grimes is away from the team, dealing with a family health issue.

"Trevon is dealing with family health issues," Meyer said. "I saw him. He's doing great."

Rumors began swirling this week on Miami message boards that Grimes had been considering a hardship transfer to the Hurricanes, which would put him closer to his home in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Meyer confirmed that Grimes is still on the team, and that his time away from the team is indefinite.

He did not go into more detail about the situation, "out of respect for the family."

Meyer was out of town on Monday, and missed his regularly scheduled news conference, to be with a player who had a family member going through a serious medical issue, a team spokesman said. The identity of that player was never given at the time, but those rumors suggested that the player is Grimes. Meyer confirmed that on Wednesday.

On Tuesday, Jeremy Birmingham of Landof10.com reported that Ohio State coaches did visit with Grimes this week, and that the plan is for him to remain in Florida for the remainder of this semester and rejoin the team in the spring. Meyer did not put a timetable on Grimes' return.

Grimes did not travel to Ohio State's game at Rutgers two weeks ago, and he was not present at the home win against Maryland last week. He's been somewhat active on social media in the past few days, with his posts indicating that he is in fact at home in South Florida.

On Wednesday Grimes posted a picture of himself in his Ohio State uniform to Instagram with the caption: "Come too far to stop now..."

Grimes has appeared in two games this year, and has three catches for 20 yards.

The former four-star prospect out of St. Thomas Aquinas in Fort Lauderdale was rated the No. 6 overall receiver in the 2017 recruiting class.