Given that he was the No. 53 overall prospect in his recruiting class, it might have surprised some that Mike Hall redshirted his first season at Ohio State.
It didn’t bother Hall himself.
“You really got to put the work in before you get on the field and just be patient. You can't rush anything,” Hall said this spring. “I didn't expect to play my freshman year.”
Hall did play in four games last season but no more, as Ohio State defensive line coach Larry Johnson decided early in the season to preserve Hall’s redshirt.