Glenn Spencer talks about the linebackers, who may comprise OSU's deepest position group.
Part of a suddenly deep stable of linebackers ... Figures to make his first contributions on special teams during his redshirt freshman season.
2011: Redshirt.
High School: An athletic linebacker who earned first-team all-state honors as selected by the Atlanta Journal Constitution in talent-rich Georgia ... Also a first-team all-county and all-district selection ... Had 138 tackles as a senior and caused six fumbles ... Had 122 stops as a junior ... Ranked by Rivals No. 31 in the country at his position and the No. 52 prospect in Georgia ... Scout ranked him No. 75 among the nation's outside linebacker recruits ... According to recruiting services, he also had offers from Auburn, South Carolina, Tennessee and Kentucky ... Played in the North-South All-Star Game ... Team captain.
Personal: Born Nov. 20, 1992, in Atlanta ... Son of Bobbie Sherod and Jerome Simmons ... Undecided on a major ... Youngest of three siblings.
