Aug. 5—COLUMBUS -C.J. Hicks said Thursday he did not think much about not playing much last season. The sophomore linebacker might be the only person interested in Ohio State football who can say that, at least among the subset who pay any attention to recruiting. Such is life for a five-star prospect, especially one from an in-state powerhouse like Alter that has produced multiple Buckeyes over the years. From talking to Hicks — be it in December during Peach Bowl media day in Georgia, in the spring in Columbus or Thursday when the Buckeyes began preseason practice — he really wasn’t bothered by being relied upon only on special teams, but he is looking forward to finding a larger role this fall. “Not being able to play right away, I wasn’t really worried about it,” Hicks said as Ohio State opened preseason practice. “Obviously I wanted to be able to…
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