Gabe VanSickle gets his chance to live up to his Sicko Mode nickname under the bright College Football Playoff lights on Wednesday.
With starting right guard Tegra Tshabola sidelined by injury, VanSickle will start at right guard for the Buckeyes against Miami in the CFP quarterfinals at the Cotton Bowl. VanSickle was announced in the AT&T Stadium press box as a starter and warmed up with Ohio State's first team pregame.
VanSickle, a redshirt freshman, gained great momentum late in the season with Ohio State. The Buckeyes have rolled Tshabola at the right guard position most of the season, starting with Rice transfer Ethan Onianwa as the next man in the first three games before Joshua Padilla took over the rotational spot in game four vs.