Johnnie Dixon had seen K.J. Hill make similar catches in practice. He knew what the sure-handed fourth-year Ohio State wideout was capable of. But even still, he couldn’t resist grabbing Hill and pulling up a video of the catch on a phone at halftime of his team’s 30-14 win against Minnesota. The two receivers watched as Hill ran a seam route and found himself wide open just a few steps down the field, catching him so off guard that it took him an extra tick to realize he needed to turn back to look for the football. They saw Hill contort his body, twisting himself around as he reached up with his right hand to softly snag Dwayne Haskins’ line-drive pass before turning back around and running 15 more yards into the end zone to compete a 36-yard touchdown. “The way he catches the ball is different from anybody in…
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