Simmons Acknowledges Having Kidney Transplant

STILLWATER, Okla. —  Oklahoma State football Coach Bob Simmons has undergone a kidney transplant with his wife donating the kidney.

“The surgery went very smoothly and there have been no complications,” Simmons said in a statement released through the school on Monday.

Simmons, 49, and his wife, Linda, were released from University Hospital on Saturday.

Simmons did not discuss his medical history and the reasons for the transplant. Simmons had not publicly commented on the surgery until Monday.

University Hospital acknowledged Thursday that Simmons was there for undisclosed surgery and said it would make a statement upon his release. Oklahoma State officials were not aware of the surgery until then.