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Ohio State football left tackle Josh Simmons carted off the field at Oregon
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EUGENE, Ore. — Ohio State starting left tackle Josh Simmons was carted off the field during the second quarter of the Buckeyes' game at Oregon on Saturday night.
Simmons received medical attention from the Buckeyes ' training staff after he went down while blocking for quarterback Will Howard .
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It was a third-and-9 from the Buckeyes ' 26-yard when Howard hit tight end Gee Scott. Jr. to move the chains.
April 13, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes offensive tackle Josh Simmons (71) competes during the first half of the LifeSports spring football game at Ohio Stadium on Saturday.
The Buckeyes' offensive line had been banged up on an earlier series when right guard Tegra Tshabola was injured and replaced by Austin Siereveld . Tshabola, though, did not go to the locker room, remaining on the sideline during the second quarter.
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The radio broadcast of the game on 97.1 The Fan reported that Simmons had sustained a knee injury, and Buckeyes coach Ryan Day later told the network that Simmons would not return as a result.
After he was down on the field at Autzen Stadium, Simmons got up and stood under his own, but he did not move much before getting on the cart.
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Zen Michalski, a redshirt junior from southern Indiana, replaced Simmons for the rest of the series.
There was not a significant drop-off from the offensive line on the drive as the Buckeyes reached the end zone nine plays later when Howard hit Emeka Egbuka on a 15-yard touchdown.
Josh Simmons stats
Simmons, who transferred to Ohio State from San Diego State last year, has been one of their best pass protectors this fall.
Simmons had allowed only one quarterback pressure in five games, the fewest among the Buckeyes' starting offensive linemen, according to Pro Football Focus.
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Joey Kaufman covers Ohio State football for The Columbus Dispatch. Follow him on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, @joeyrkaufman or email him at jkaufman@dispatch.com .
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