July 3, 2026

Ohio State Buckeyes: Alter's Hicks getting acclimated to new surroundings


Feb. 3—COLUMBUS — Now that Captain Buckeye is actually a Buckeye, what has changed for C.J. Hicks? Not much. He is going to school and working out to become a better football player. Except now instead of roaming the halls of Alter High School — like he was less than two months ago — he ‘s living on campus at Ohio State, taking classes and working out at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center. “Since I’ve been here, I’ve been trying to keep all the guys in check, just making sure all of us communicate with each other, all of us just hang out with each other,” said Hicks, who was an early commit to the Ohio State class of 2022 and picked up the nickname, “Captain Buckeye” soon after as he worked as a liaison of sorts between the coaches and potential new recruits. “That means like going out, getting…

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