June 16, 2026

Justin Hilliard Confident in Season and Leadership Structure at Ohio State

Doing their part and proceeding as planned. That is the mentality of the Ohio State football team as the college football season approaches. It seems that will be the recipe for success for not just the Buckeyes, but all FBS teams – if they not only want to have a winning season, but a season at all. With the announcement that the Big Ten will proceed with a 10-game schedule, the confidence is increasing that college football will kick-off the first week of September. One of the captains, sixth-year linebacker Justin Hilliard, does not see his final year as a Buckeye being scrapped with the COVID-19 pandemic ongoing. “I am real confident. That is all we are thinking about right now,” said Hilliard. “As a team, we can’t control obviously the many other things that are going on out there … We are doing our best to social distance, wear…

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