OSU loses probable starting weak-side LB
OSU has lost their probable starting weak-side linebacker, Tyler Moeller. He's likely out for the season. An OSU-loving friend of mine tells me that he supposedly got in a bar fight at his grandparent's 50th wedding anniversary, oddly enough, and later had a seizure in Ohio. He's since had brain surgery. This link provides some of that detail:
http://www.sportingnews.com/college-football/article/2009-08-10/ohio-st…
So, there's that bizarre nugget. Hopefully the guy is alright, even if he is a Buckeye.
August 10th, 2009 at 12:12 PM ^
So how does the bar fight play into the seizure? That sucks though, I hope he is alright, my carpool driver in HS had one in practice once and it turned out to be a brain tumor from cancer.
August 10th, 2009 at 12:16 PM ^
He was apparently hit in the back of the head during the fight. The damage to his brain didn't reach a critical point until he got back to Ohio.
August 10th, 2009 at 12:49 PM ^
At which point he simply blended in with the general population, making it all the more miraculous they discovered this.
No, for serious - yow. It sounds scary. I would hope it doesn't turn out to be a career-ending thing, let alone a life-ending thing.
August 10th, 2009 at 12:20 PM ^
According to Dr. Saturday he got sucker punched, which I assume is the only way you attempt to punch anyone his size.
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/blog/dr_saturday/post/Headlinin-B…
(He also mentions Feagin in the article, and I think he does it pretty even-handedly.)
August 10th, 2009 at 12:13 PM ^
That sucks for him and OSU. With him gone and the LBs gone from last year, LB won't exactly be their strongest position.
August 10th, 2009 at 12:21 PM ^
hard to see a guy getting cleared to play anytime soon after a seizure. I'm still surprised McGuffie kept getting cleared after all the concussions. Best of luck to him though, and I hope he does make a full recovery.
August 10th, 2009 at 12:22 PM ^
That sucks, but... how do you get into a bar fight at a 50th wedding anniversary?
August 10th, 2009 at 12:34 PM ^
Somebody obviously made an offhand GrandMomma joke and the dude got pissed. You can't have your GrandMomma getting dissed, and absolutely not on her 50th wedding anniversary. FUCKSHITUP
August 10th, 2009 at 1:43 PM ^
Apparently he was mistaken for someone else in the fight. Which like, shit, this guy has some bad luck.
August 10th, 2009 at 12:39 PM ^
Reason #432 to walk away from trouble at a bar fight.
Even if you're a big guy like this who can take care of himself you can experience a life-altering injury. This guy isn't the first to get brain damage hitting his head on the floor.
August 10th, 2009 at 1:01 PM ^
Anything going wrong inside your skull is a very serious situation. Hopefully he recovers quickly/fully. I had a scare several years ago where doctors thought I had an aneurism. Scary stuff. (Doctors ended up saying they thought it was exercise migranes... best condition ever?)
August 10th, 2009 at 1:20 PM ^
I hope the guy will be ok, seizures are very scary things.
August 10th, 2009 at 1:22 PM ^
This is a very serious and very scary situation. I hope for the best for him.
August 10th, 2009 at 2:20 PM ^
player will always get my sympathy in situations like this. Whether it is an injury on the field or off of it, my hatred of the Buckeyes has never entered that sort of level. I hate to see any of these young men have any type of injury occur to them. I hope the best for this kid.
August 10th, 2009 at 2:53 PM ^
This especially sucks for him because no matter how deranged it sounds, what a Buckeye really wants to do is start for that goon squad they call a team. He may never get his chance for the reward for all his work, now.
August 10th, 2009 at 3:30 PM ^
I sincerely hope he will be okay.
August 10th, 2009 at 3:45 PM ^
Moeller update: May be released today. Also, this person was confident that Moeller will play football again, it's just a question of when.
August 10th, 2009 at 3:49 PM ^
wow, I hope all goes well in his recovery. I hate to hear about stuff like this because it can maybe end a career of someone. Even though hes a buckeye, it sounds like he was just an unlucky victim of a drunk guy confusing someone for someone else.
August 11th, 2009 at 10:04 AM ^
The story on ESPN says that he didn't even provoke his attacker! Some people are nuts. You hate to see that happen to anyone. I hope that he has a full recovery and can get back on the field soon.