Eight months ago, Carson Hinzman had never snapped a football.
The four-star offensive line recruit didn’t even see the field for a single rep in his first season at Ohio State. But four practices into the Buckeyes’ spring schedule, Hinzman sounds like the frontrunner to replace Luke Wypler as Ohio State’s new starting center.
With Jakob James limited all spring due to injury, the vacancy figured to be a two-man race between Hinzman and Louisiana-Monroe transfer addition Victor Cutler. But if Ryan Day’s Tuesday comments are any indication, the second-year Wisconsin native seems to have an early leg up on the competition.