Three names were uttered most often in discussions surrounding Ohio State’s two vacancies at offensive tackle this spring.
Josh Fryar was the closest thing the Buckeyes had to a proven commodity to replace either Paris Johnson Jr. or Dawand Jones, and still seems to be the favorite to start at left tackle this season. Beyond Fryar, Tegra Tshabola and Zen Michalski were in an open competition to fill Jones’ shoes on the right side, although neither turned in overwhelmingly positive performances with any consistency.
That group gained a new name just a couple weeks after the Buckeyes’ spring game, when Josh Simmons – a 13-game starter at right tackle for San Diego State last season – transferred into the program at the end of April.