Josh Simmons' season is likely over.
In the second quarter of Ohio State's 32-31 loss to Oregon, the left tackle was carted off the field. In the Buckeyes' postgame press conference, head coach Ryan Day revealed Simmons will likely miss the rest of the season with his injury.
"The injury to Josh Simmons hurt," he said. "I'll have to get the update on Simmons, but it doesn't look great in terms of him being able to come back this season. That's a big hit for us."
When Simmons went down, Zen Michalski swapped in for Simmons at left tackle. Unlike Austin Siereveld, who substituted for Tegra Tshabola and had multiple starts under his belt, Michalski had limited experience playing almost exclusively near the end of blowouts for Ohio State. Still, Day said the fourth-year offensive lineman performed well in place of Simmons.
"Zen did a good job of coming in and competing," he said. "Tegra went down for a little bit there and so Austin had to go in. I thought those guys competed."
With Ohio State idle next week, Day deferred the Buckeyes' plans for the left tackle spot to a later date. The Buckeyes' next game will come at home against Nebraska on Oct. 26.
"We'll have to get all of that identified," Day said. "We'll go back to work next week."
