At Miami, the offensive right tackles have taken a hit. For Oregon State, it’s the position on the opposite side of the line of scrimmage.
Jalen Grimble, the starter at left defensive tackle for the Beavers, sustained a knee injury in the loss to USC this past Saturday. Grimble is scheduled to undergo surgery next Monday to repair the damage and will be sidelined for a period of 3-4 weeks.
Because of a bye after this Saturday’s game, he could miss just the Colorado (Oct. 4) and Utah (Oct. 16) contests. If he’s out the full four weeks, he could miss the Oct. 25 Stanford game as well.
The news is not so good for Grimble’s backup, however.
Noke Tago incurred a knee injury in the same game as the starter. Unfortunately, it appears his injury is more serious as defensive coordinator Mark Banker stated it’s likely Tago will be lost for the remainder of the season.
Both of the injuries occurred on chop blocks that weren’t called penalties against the Trojans. USC’s technique was called into question by Banker.
“You don’t know if it was done on purpose or not,” Banker said, “but I just think the technique was questionable. ...
“I just hope it wasn’t intended to be an injury.”