Report: Ohio State LB Moeller Out For The Year

August 11, 2009, at 3:50 pm

From ESPN:

Tyler Moeller, the Ohio State Buckeyes’ likely 2009 starter at outside linebacker, is expected to miss the season after suffering a serious head injury last month, ESPN’s Joe Schad confirmed Monday with a person close to the program.

A source close to the Ohio State program told ESPN.com’s Adam Rittenberg that Moeller, 21, has been released from Ohio State University Medical Center, is home in Cincinnati and is doing “extremely well.”

This is some of the worst news Ohio State could have received. Moeller was looked at as a key piece to a linebacking core that is already looking to replace James Laurinatis. Now even more pressure rests on Austin Spitler and Ross Hoffman.

This is a huge blow to Ohio State’s defense.