Zak Zinter transported to hospital after injury vs. Ohio State

Zak Zinter was carted off the field in the second half of Michigan’s game against Ohio State. The all-star guard had an air cast on his left leg after what was reported as a gruesome injury.

FOX sideline reporter Jenny Taft reported Zinter was transported to the University of Michigan hospital for further evaluation.

Taft reported cornerback WIll Johnson had his left ankle taped but followed up on ZInter during the broadcast.

“Zak Zinter has left the building, he’s gone to U of M hospital for further evaluation,’ Taft said.

Zinter is one of the best offensive lineman in the country. Fox did not share a replay of the injury, stating that it was an “ugly” play and it wanted to avoid showing a replay.

Zinter was named a midseason All-American earlier this year. He has started every game this season at right guard.

“Disturbing scene on the field. Zak Zinter, their All-American right guard, came back because he wanted to be a part of this team. Felt that they had unfinished business. Got his knee rolled up on,” Fox announcer Gus Johnson said. “We’re not going to show it to you. It’s ugly.”

Zinter is not only an excellent player, but he’s also very smart. Zinter is a candidate for the Campbell Trophy, which is known as the Academic Heisman.

The stadium chanted, ‘Let’s go Zak’ as he was loaded onto the cart, and the entire Michigan team came over to wish him well before he left on a cart.

As a member of the Class of 2020, Zinter was a four-star recruit out of North Andover (Mass.) Buckingham Browne and Nicholas School, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He was the No. 3 overall prospect in the state, the No. 29 offensive tackle in the class and the No. 294 overall prospect in the class.

Fox Sports analyst Joel Klatt spoke about Zinter and how big the loss is during the broadcast as the cameras showed the team around Zinter.

“This is obviously a huge loss. Zinter is the most experienced offensive lineman that they have — 41 starts in his career here on Senior Day,” Klatt said.

“His family was able to come down and surround him as they worked on that left leg. And Now this offensive line will have to regroup. This is as close a group as you will see in college football, particularly a guy like Trevor Keegan, 77, and Zak Zinter. They’ve played a lot of football together. Keegan was emotional during this break.”

Matt Connolly contributed to this report