Against Clemson in the Sugar Bowl, Justin Hilliard made pivotal plays in helping the Ohio State football team reach the national championship game against Alabama. © Kyle Robertson/Columbus Dispatch Ohio State Buckeyes linebacker Justin Hilliard (47) comes up with the tackle on Clemson Tigers running back Travis Etienne (9) in the third quarter during the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans on Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. It was the kind of impact the linebacker expected to make when he arrived as a five-star recruit from Cincinnati St. Xavier. Hilliard enrolled at Ohio State right after the Buckeyes won the 2014 national title, going through Alabama in the Sugar Bowl before toppling Oregon. Back then, he had a clear plan for how his Ohio State career would go: He would play three years, help the Buckeyes to that many national titles…
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