Josh Simmons’ on-field moniker at Ohio State was born out of a bit of necessity.
At a previous school, some teammates tried to combine Simmons’ first and last name into something new, referring to him as “Jim” in that condensed form.
With Josh Fryar projected to start at tackle and Joshua Padilla being an additional backup in the offensive line room, offensive line coach Justin Frye asked if there was something else Simmons could go by to eliminate confusion. He told him of the Jim nickname, and “Jimmy” Simmons was born.
“At first it was something to keep in-house, so when it got on Twitter I was like, ‘Oh, yeah,’” Simmons said.