Auburn offensive lineman out for the season with injury
http://www.al.com/auburnfootball/index.ssf/2014/09/backup_auburn_offensive_linema.html AUBURN, Alabama -- The interior offensive line has taken another hit due to injury.
Sophomore guard Jordan Diamond, who has battled injuries in all three years of his career, will miss the rest of the season after undergoing surgery.
Diamond was the backup to right guard Avery Young, although Will Adams got the first look at that spot when the second team entered the game against San Jose State.
Adams will likely step into that role behind Young, although backup left guard Devonte Danzey would likely enter the game at left guard, with Chad Slade moving to the right side, if Young went down.
"He'll be out for the season," Malzahn said. "He's a good player and a great person."
Diamond, a 6-foot-6, 317-pounder who was a former five-star recruit, has been snakebitten with injuries in his three seasons at Auburn.
In 2012, he was forced to redshirt after tearing a labrum in his shoulder, and although he played in four games last season, Diamond suffered a knee injury that required arthroscopic surgery and forced him to miss spring practice.
When Diamond arrived for training camp this season, offensive line coach J.B. Grimes thought the sophomore was still battling the injury.
"I still think that he's hurting," Grimes said in August. "He's such a tough kid, you can hardly tell it, but he hasn't fully recovered yet."
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