Jim Knowles hasn’t been bashful in his praise for Ronnie Hickman this spring. If the glowing reviews he’s espoused about the fourth-year safety are to be taken at face value, it would be safe to surmise Hickman is at or near the top of the list of Buckeyes who have made a distinctly positive impression on Knowles during his first few months as Ohio State’s defensive coordinator. “I just think (Hickman)’s a heads up guy, I think he’s a football player, he understands defense, he communicates, he’s got a great personality,” Knowles said on March 8 after Ohio State’s first practice of the spring. “He’s everything I want in a safety, so I definitely want him on the field.” As the Buckeyes’ spring camp nears its apex, it’s become clear Knowles doesn’t just want Hickman on the field, but pulling the strings as the proverbial quarterback of the secondary in a role he…
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