Possible season ending injuries to starting OL Sam Johnson and John Lechner. Also Moore went out after 4 plays with an ankle injury. This is not good. Trying to stay positive

It looks like Everhart is the back up for Lechner at LG and Mike Lucas is the back up for Sam Johnson at RG. Although Lucas started the game at Center, so i think the next person in line for RG is McQueen or Nick Gibbons. Depth is going to be an issue if these injuries are as serious as they sound, they will have to start shuffling guys around to play different positions kind of like what they are doing with Lucas (who normally plays guard) or hope the young guys can step up.

Agreed. I feel pretty confident in the backups, like Watson and McQueen. Hopefully Smith gets healthy soon and Lucas Powell so we can put Mike Lucas back at guard to give some more depth . Luckily we play the hardest of the MAC schedule (Kent State and BG) towards the end of the season. I'm only assuming/hoping that the OL and DL will get better as the season moves along.

If these are season enders each will be getting a medical redshirt, no?

When will Moore be back?

Both Lechner and Johnson redshirted in 2009. If they redshirted due to injury, or missed enough of an other season due to injury, they could apply for a 6th year, but I'm not sure either qualifies. The good news is that Moore is "very very questionable for NT" and Lechner and Jonhson are "out for NT", but none are as yet listed as "Out for the year". Hopefully all will be back for the MAC.

Speaking of applying for a 6th year, it seems to me that Dovell could be eligible to apply for another year, if he wants it. He missed his Freshman year due to an injury in High School, and he missed last year due to injury.

Here is the injury situation, from what I've read:
Still recovering from surgery Out for at least a few weeks

Glad to hear Jovon Johnson is back this week. Taking the spot for the injured K. Moore. No idea who the 3rd string LB is.

OK, I added Landon Smith.

While it looks like a lot of numbers, only a few positions are affected:
TE - lost Davon Henry and John Tanner, which means that Troy Mangen gave up his redshirt, and Mason Morgan may as well. Since this is down at 3d string, it should have little impact.
WR - Wyatt probably would have redshirted anyway, and losing Landon hurts, but you still have Watters, Reid, Foster, Sebastian Smith, Dovell, Cochran and Dixon.
WLB - Schany would probably have been number 3 on the depth chart, and obviously Moore was the starter, and losing him hurts a lot. That leaves you with Jovon Johnson. I have no idea who his backup will be. Hopefully Moore will be back in another week or so, and hopefully Schany will be game ready at some point this season.

but, then there is....
LG/C/RG - This is the biggest problem, by far. You start by losing Skyler Allen, J.D. Bales, Vince Carlotta, and Eric Herman to graduation. Then, in scrimmages you lose Powell and Smith, and in the first game you lose Lechner and Johnson, and now you are out of proven Centers/Guards. Mike Lucas has played some, and he can play either Center or Right Guard, but not both. So, who plays the other two spots? Others in the mix:
LG - Seth Everhart - former walkon, Redshirt Sophomore (10 snaps last year)
C - Bubba Williams - walkon redshirt Junior (0 snaps), Jacob Welter red shirt Sophmore (0 snaps)
RG - Nic Gibbons - redshirt Freshman (0 snaps)

Doc suggested that Mike McQueen might play LG instead of his normal LT backup spot, which is possible. I suspect that Lighner will find some guys that will do OK, but I hope they mature in a hurry. Louisville stacked the outside, and dared Ohio to take it up the middle. With the starting interior linemen gone, Ohio wasn't able to do that with much success. NT won't have as good a front seven as Louisville had, so hopefully it will go a little better this week.

It was an ankle injury in the First scrimmage. 

Edit- In reviewing the game notes for NT, I see that Powell was able to play  23 snaps at Louisville. If he can go the full game at NT, then Lucas can move back to RG. Also, I see that McQueen played 49 snaps, but 31 of those were at LG. Thus, we may see a starting OL Saturday of Prior-McQueen-Powell-Lucas-McGrath. I also see some respectable OL grades for Everhart and Watson in spot roles, but that may have been late in the game against Louisville reserves.

Smith had a hand injury, and they said it might take several weeks, but hopefully he'll be back before the MAC season starts, and that will add one more person into the mix.

An important difference between this year and last year that last year it was always season ending injuries.

Just read Akley's twitter. He thinks Powell should be ready to start, meaning Lucas at RG, and McQueen at LG. Also mentioned that Smith will be back in about 2 weeks. There is no mention of when Lechner and Johnson might return. Here's a revised list:

Still recovering from surgery Out for at least a few weeks
Again, note that while there are a lot of names here, unlike last year most of these are not season ending injuries, and most of them will return to action in a few weeks. Also, only 6 of these injuries affect players that were first or second string. It's not a great start for a year, but not close to last year.

Edit - Added Dovell to the list out for NT, per Arkley's twitter.

To me, too often Ohio looks weak.

A year or two ago when the topic of Ohio's strength program arose again, I posited that relative weakness could lead to more injuries.  Some said "pish tosh" - or something similar - to that argument.

With a bit of perspective, let me posit again that relative weakness increases the chance of injuries.

During my high school footballing years, only once during game preparations did I see that I would be pitted against an opponent much larger - and presumably stronger - than I.  Once the game started, that perception was born out.  He stood 3-4 inches taller than I and had me by some 45 pounds - 225 to 180.

Only with technique and guile was I, for the most part, able to hold my own.  But there were a few plays when my assignment had me taking him head on.  Here is a clear memory of those plays: For the first and only time during those years I felt vulnerable to injury.  Why?  Because when his superior strength opposed my relative weakness, I had less control over my body and how it reacted.  It was forced into awkward positions. 

Ohio, especially its DL and OL, too often seem "out-strengthed" by opposing linemen.  If that perception is accurate, then to me there is little doubt that Ohio linemen are more susceptible to injury. 

Where is your data that OHIO is weak?  purely observation?  Doesn't Coach Sano post testing results?  And seems that every summer guys salivate over the "strength" of these players.  I need more data than they "look weak".

Oh oh...Looks like more pish-toshing. 

My "data?" 

* The seemingly never-ending avalanche of serious injuries to our OL and DL, especially to knees.
* The chronic inability of Ohio DL to create a pass rush.  Too often our DL look like kids trying to get past those opposing OL "bullies."

To me, lifting results are less consequential than what takes place - and can be observed - on the field.