Antjuan Simmons trotted gingerly on and off the field, in and out of Michigan State football's defense on Saturday.
The tenuous health of the Spartans’ star senior showed just how precariously thin they are at linebacker beyond him.
Junior Noah Harvey and sophomore Chase Kline got the bulk of the reps when Simmons was on the sideline during MSU’s 49-7 loss at Iowa. Those three formed a rotation that struggled, along with the defensive line, allowing the Hawkeyes to gain a season-high 226 rushing yards and score four times on the ground.
“When they needed to run the ball, they ran the ball.