It has been a treacherous senior season for Ohio State commit and top-50 prospect Tyjon Lindsey and, as of this weekend, his high school football career is over. Lindsey suffered a knee injury during a blowout win on Oct. 7 and it has now been diagnosed as a torn meniscus that will require surgery, per MyLVSports.com.
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Prior to the official announcement, Lindsey was interviewed on camera and gave an ominous report about his knee:
In the video, Lindsey said:
"I got the news today. If I played (the season) out I might hurt it even more and I might actually tear a ligament. I don't want to risk anything right now so my decision is to try and get the surgery as soon as possible."
Just hours later, the 5-foot-9 wide receiver from Bishop Gorman (Nev.) took to Twitter to announce the end of his 2016 season.
https://twitter.com/tyjonlindsey/status/789324559564484609?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
From an Ohio State perspective, this is not devastating news, as the diagnosis should not prevent Lindsey from arriving in Columbus in a healthy position in preparation for 2017 and beyond. However, it is never a good thing to see a highly-touted prospect off the field with injury and, given that Lindsey missed the early portion of the season with a broken collarbone, 2016 is basically a wash in terms of his development.
Urban Meyer's 2017 class is incredibly loaded and that lessens the impact, but this certainly isn't the best news.
