Carson Hinzman (born January 11, 2004) is an American college football offensive lineman for the Ohio State Buckeyes.
.png) Hinzman in 2023 | |
| Ohio State Buckeyes – No. 75 | |
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| Position | Center |
| Class | Sophomore |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | January 11, 2004 |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 300 lb (136 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Saint Croix Central (Hammond, Wisconsin) |
Early life
editHinzman is from Hammond, Wisconsin where he attended Saint Croix Central High School located in his hometown of Hammond.[1] In Hinzman's senior season, he notched 54 tackles with 16 going for a loss, and two sacks. For his performance in his senior year, he was named the Wisconsin state small school defensive player of the year.[2] Hinzman would decide to commit to play college football at the Ohio State University over Wisconsin.[3][4]
College career
editIn Hinzman's first year in 2022 he would reshirt and not appear in any games.[5] During the spring and summer practices in 2023, Hinzman competead for the starting center job with Louisiana-Monroe transfer Victor Culter.[6][7] Ultimately, Hinzman would earn the Buckeyes starting center job and opened the season as the starter for their week one matchup versus Indiana.[8][9]
References
edit- ^ Lind, Andrew (December 14, 2022). "Ohio State Freshman OL Carson Hinzman Loses Black Stripe". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ Baird, Nathan (March 23, 2023). "Meet Ohio State's Carson Hinzman, from Wisconsin farm boy to possible starting center in one year". Cleveland.com. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ Kaufman, Joey. "Offensive lineman Carson Hinzman excited to be a rare Ohio State signing from Wisconsin". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ Means, Stephen (January 4, 2022). "What Carson Hinzman's commitment means to Ohio State football: Buckeyes Recruiting". Cleveland.com. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ Strom, Griffin (March 24, 2023). "CARSON HINZMAN GAINING TRACTION AS EARLY FRONTRUNNER TO REPLACE LUKE WYPLER AS OHIO STATE'S NEW STARTING CENTER". Eleven Warriors. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ Hartman, Marcus. "Ohio State Buckeyes: Offensive line still in flux with spring winding down". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ Means, Stephen (August 16, 2023). "Josh Simmons, Carson Hinzman, Luke Montgomery, Justin Frye and Ohio State's offensive line battles: Buckeye Talk". Cleveland.com. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ "Carson Hinzman to start at center for Ohio State football's first game". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ Baird, Nathan (October 27, 2023). "Ohio State center heading home to Wisconsin, where Grandma taught him toughness". Cleveland.com. Retrieved November 5, 2023.