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Ohio State football starting left tackle Josh Simmons likely out for the season
Josh Simmons, the starting Ohio State left tackle, remains likely to miss the rest of the season after he was injured in the Buckeyes’ loss at Oregon on Saturday.
During his weekly appearance on the “Buckeye Roundtable” on 97.1 The Fan, coach Ryan Day said Simmons’ injury was “probably” season-ending, continuing to offer a pessimistic outlook.
Day had raised concerns in his postgame news conference that Simmons might not be able to return this year, noting it did not “look great.” He added Monday night that tight end Will Kacmarek, who did not appear to return after his 32-yard catch on the first drive, is also “probably going to be a little while.” Day did not specify Kacmarek’s issue.
Simmons went down in the second quarter while blocking defensive end Matayo Uiagalelei. As he dropped into pass protection, his left knee appeared to buckle, prompting him to drop to the ground.
Once he fell to the Autzen Stadium turf, Simmons grabbed his left knee, which later received attention from the Buckeyes’ medical staff around the 20-yard line.
After he was examined for several minutes, Simmons stood under his own power, but did not move much or put significant weight on his left leg before being carted off the field. He did not return to the game, and Zen Michalski, a redshirt junior, replacing him for the duration.
A San Diego State transfer, Simmons became an immediate starter last fall and developed into one of the Buckeyes’ best blockers.
Simmons had allowed only two pressures this year, the fewest among Ohio State’s starting offensive linemen, according to Pro Football Focus.
With him unavailable moving forward, Michalski could continue to fill in as the starting left tackle. The Buckeyes also could reshuffle their line. Tegra Tshabola, the starting right guard, has experience at tackle, and backup interior lineman Austin Siereveld has already started twice at left guard this year and split reps with Tshabola at guard.
This story was updated to add new information.
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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It’s really been that long since Ohio State last beat Michigan?
In a four-game matchup drought against its bitter rival, the Buckeyes have not seen a victory against the Wolverines yet this decade. In 2024, No. 1 Ohio State lost 17-10 to an unranked Michigan team in one of the most drastic upsets in Ohio State football history.
The last time the Buckeyes beat Michigan was Ryan Day’s sole win in the rivalry as Ohio State’s coach.
How many days has it been since Ohio State football beat Michigan?
On the day of The Game, it has been 2,191 days since Ohio State football last beat Michigan.
When was the last time Ohio State football beat Michigan?
Ohio State last beat Michigan in the 2019 season in blowout fashion. It was also the last time Ohio State ranked as a No. 1 seed in The Game; the Buckeyes won 56-27 against a No. 13 Michigan team.
The Buckeyes had a star-studded lineup of future NFL players and were led by a big day from quarterback Justin Fields, who threw for 302 yards and four touchdowns in the victory. While Michigan opened up scoring, Ohio State marched downfield with big runs from J.K. Dobbins, who finished with 211 yards and four rushing touchdowns.
Up 21-13 halfway through the second quarter, Ohio State recovered a key fumble from Michigan quarterback Shea Patterson, who botched a snap in the red zone. Fields found wide receiver Garrett Wilson for a 47-yard catch on the ensuing drive to get to the Michigan 5-yard line, with Dobbins scoring a touchdown a play later.
Ohio State led 28-16 out of the first half and scored touchdowns on its first two drives of the third quarter with two more touchdown passes from Fields. The Buckeyes led 42-19 entering the fourth quarter and won 56-27, the largest scoring margin in the rivalry’s past 10 years.
PITTSBURGH — The first road test of the season has arrived for the Ohio State men’s basketball team.
After comfortably beating five mid-major teams and squeezing out a one-point win against Notre Dame, the Buckeyes will finish out a home-and-home series against the University of Pittsburgh with a Black Friday road game against the Panthers. The game is Ohio State’s first of five straight against high-major opponents as the Buckeyes now get to see how what they have done through six games stands up against more challenging competition.
Pitt is 4-3 and has lost two straight. Most recently, the Panthers lost at home to Quinnipiac 83-75 on Nov. 23
Follow along with all the action at our live Dispatch game blog below.
Senior center Christoph Tilly sat out the second half of Ohio State’s game against Mount St. Mary’s for what was termed a precautionary situation, but he is not on Ohio State’s official injury report for tonight’s game.
The Buckeyes are at full strength for the Pitt game.
Ohio State vs Pitt score updates
This section will be updated when the game begins.
- Date: Friday, Nov. 28
- Start time: 7 p.m. ET
The Ohio State vs Pitt game starts at 7 p.m. from the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh.
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Livestream: ESPN
- Radio: WBNS-FM (97.1)
Ohio State vs. Mount St. Mary’s will air nationaack Kizer and former Ohio State captain Joey Lane will call the game from the Jerome Schottenstein Center. Streaming options for the game include Fubo, which offers a free trial to new subscribers.
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- Series record: Ohio State leads 15-12
- Ohio State’s last win: Dec. 6, 1961 (99-79, at Pitt)
- Pitt’s last win: Nov. 29, 2024 (91-90, OT, at Ohio State)
Odds courtesy of BetMGM as of Thursday, Nov. 27
Spread: Ohio State by 5.5
Over/under: 146.5
Moneyline: Ohio State (-225); Pitt (+185)
Ohio State men’s basketball schedule
- Oct. 26 – Ohio University (exhibition) W, 103-74 (takeaways)
- Nov. 3 – IU Indy, W, 118-102 (takeaways)
- Nov. 7 – Purdue Fort Wayne, W, 94-68 (takeaways)
- Nov. 11 – Appalachian State, W 75-53 (takeaways)
- Nov. 16 – Notre Dame, W 64-63 (takeaways)
- Nov. 20 – Western Michigan W, 91-58 (takeaways)
- Nov. 25 – Mount St. Mary’s W, 113-60 (takeaways)
- Nov. 28 – at Pitt
- Dec. 6 – at Northwestern
- Dec. 9 – Illinois
- Dec. 13 – vs. West Virginia (Cleveland Hoops Showdown, Cleveland)
- Dec. 20 – vs. North Carolina (CBS Sports Classic, Atlanta)
- Dec. 23 – Grambling State
- Jan. 2 – at Rutgers
- Jan. 5 – Nebraska
- Jan. 8 – at Oregon
- Jan. 11 – at Washington
- Jan. 17 – UCLA
- Jan. 20 – Minnesota
- Jan. 23 – at Michigan
- Jan. 26 – Penn State
- Jan. 31 – at Wisconsin
- Feb. 5 – at Maryland
- Feb. 8 – Michigan
- Feb. 11 – USC
- Feb. 14 – vs. Virginia (Nashville Hoops Showdown, Nashville)
- Feb. 17 – Wisconsin
- Feb. 22 – at Michigan State
- Feb. 25 – at Iowa
- March 1 – Purdue
- March 4 – at Penn State
- March 7 – Indiana
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Ohio State men’s basketball beat writer Adam Jardy can be reached at ajardy@dispatch.com, on Bluesky at @cdadamjardy.bsky.social or on Twitter at @AdamJardy.
If you’re looking for the prototype of the modern college football linebacker, look no further than Ohio State’s Arvell Reese. At 6’4″, 243 pounds, Reese brings a rare blend of size, power, and burst that makes him a nightmare for opposing offenses. The junior’s 4.52 speed in the 40-yard dash shows up constantly on film, he closes gaps, hawks down ball carriers, and disrupts backfields with effortless range.
Reese has racked up 59 tackles and 6.5 sacks this season, and those numbers only tell part of the story. What makes him special is his versatility. Ohio State uses him as a true hybrid linebacker, letting him roam sideline to sideline, crash off the edge as an elite pass rusher, and diagnose plays before they fully develop. His instincts are among the best in the country, he sees angles faster than quarterbacks expect and plays with a strength that overwhelms tight ends and backs in protection.
For the diehard fan, Reese’s tape jumps out immediately: violent hands, controlled aggression, and positional fluidity. For the casual fan, he’s the kind of player who makes splash plays that swing momentum; forced pressures, backfield chaos, sudden stops in space.
In an era where defenses need athletes who can do everything, Arvell Reese is the blueprint. Ohio State has a special one.
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