Ohio State interior offensive lineman Brady Taylor underwent arthroscopic knee surgery on Saturday and "hopes to be back in about four weeks," according to a report by Doug Bean of the Catholic Times.
“We have those big games down the road (against Michigan State and Michigan in late November) and I’m definitely working to get back for those,” Taylor told Bean. “I’ll come back and I can pretty much play any position on the line. If anything happens, I’ll be there to go in and take care of my job.”
Taylor, who competed for Ohio State's starting center job this offseason, began the season as the Buckeyes' backup left guard but did not play in either of the last two games. According to Bean's report, the fifth-year senior began having knee problems during fall camp in August, and "tried to play through the swelling and pain, but eventually the injured joint limited his mobility to the point that Ohio State coaches moved left guard Michael Jordan to center."
The knee didn’t improve over the next few weeks, and so, last Saturday morning, while the Buckeyes were preparing to play Tulane in Ohio Stadium, he underwent arthroscopic surgery to remove a loose piece of cartilage in the knee and repair a meniscus tear.
Taylor said Monday that he has begun rehabilitation and hopes to be back in about four weeks.
With Taylor sidelined, Michael Jordan and Josh Myers have been the top two centers on Ohio State's depth chart while Malcolm Pridgeon and Gavin Cupp have been the top two left guards.
