COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Sate football’s coaches offered J.T. Tuimoloau the chance to speak up and help motivate his teammates for the season’s next challenge. © David Petkiewicz/cleveland.com/TNS Ohio State defensive end J.T. Tuimoloau (44) emerged as an All-Big Ten performer as a sophomore. He passed. Leading into a Nov. 12 game at Indiana, the sophomore defensive end begged off of an opportunity to address the team. He didn’t feel it was his place. He told his coaches to pick an upperclassman instead. © David Petkiewicz/cleveland.com/TNS Ohio State right tackle Dawand Jones (79) walks off the field in the late stages of Michigan’s 45-23 victory on Nov. 26. Almost immediately, that choice gnawed at Tuimoloau. It hassled him internally like he hassles quarterbacks. So he asked for help from an unimpeachable source. “I told God if he gave me another opportunity I was not going to pass on it,” Tuimoloau…
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