COLUMBUS, Ohio — Nebraska’s Tommy Armstrong Jr. suffered an injury in the second quarter against Ohio State on Saturday.
On a third-and-7 from the 35-yard line, Armstrong scrambled 10 yards for a first down before getting hit out of bounds by Ohio State’s Malik Hooker. Armstrong appeared to hit his shoulder and head on the ground, and was down for several minutes while being attended to by trainers.
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Ryker Fyfe replaced Armstrong with the Huskers trailing 24-3 with 6:03 left in the first half.
Armstrong was carted off the field and gave a thumbs up while fans chanted “Tommy!” and gave a round of applause.
This is what a bad concussion looks like. Hope Tommy Armstrong is ok. pic.twitter.com/Ljnn7SAmgU
— Jack Grimse (@JackGrimse) November 6, 2016
Nebraska later released a statement updating Armstrong's status:
Statement about QB Tommy Armstrong Jr. pic.twitter.com/TdqqJW0D36
— Nebraska Huskers (@Huskers)
Armstrong returned to the sideline under his own power in the third quarter.
Nebraska QB Tommy Armstrong returns to Ohio Stadium and jogs across the field to hug his teammates. Really great to see. pic.twitter.com/ASfewz8Fpf
— Eric Seger (@EricSeger33) November 6, 2016
