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Bill Lucas
Assistant Coach
If it was truly a rupture it will be miraculous if he could see the field this year. It was an 18 month recovery for me.
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zincfinger
Gert Frobe-approved
Did I just see Hilliard listed as 2nd string at the "SS/LB" (bullet) position for the IU game? Good for him!
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scarletngray
Gold Pants
Regardless of what it was I'm glad to see that he is back healthy and ready to play. Hopefully it is not a Borland type of healthy and ready to play back in 2018.
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
WISCONSIN NOTEBOOK: URBAN MEYER RETURNS TO THE SHOE, JUSTIN HILLIARD STARTS IN OHIO STATE'S FOUR-LINEBACKER DEFENSE, CHASE YOUNG MOONLIGHTS AT LINEBACKER
When Justin Hilliard ruptured his Achilles tendon on March 23, he thought his Ohio State career might be over.
Achilles injuries can take up to a year or longer to recover from, and the fifth-year senior linebacker had just one more year of remaining eligibility. Unless he recovered much faster than usual, Hilliard faced the possibility of never playing another snap of football.
Hilliard didn’t give up, though, and set his sights on returning to the field in just six months. That’s what fellow Ohio State linebacker Tuf Borland did after suffering the same injury in 2018, and that’s exactly what Hilliard did too, making his season debut in the Buckeyes’ third game of the year against Indiana on Sept. 14.
“The day I tore it was probably one of the toughest days of my life,” Hilliard said after Saturday’s 38-7 win over Wisconsin. “I didn’t know if I was going to come back for my fifth (year), or even if it was possible to come back for the season. But me and (Adam Stewart), the head trainer here, kind of sat down and orchestrated a plan so I could come back.”
Against Wisconsin on Saturday, Hilliard achieved another milestone, as he earned a spot in the starting lineup for the first time this season and the second time in his Ohio State career.
For Hilliard, a five-star recruit in the class of 2015 who has been plagued by injuries throughout his collegiate career, that was special.
“Just being out there, being able to make some plays, it means so much,” Hilliard said.
Hilliard’s opportunity to start came as a result of Ohio State’s base defense for Saturday’s game, as the Buckeyes primarily lined up in a 4-4-3 alignment – four defensive linemen, four linebackers and only three defensive backs (two cornerbacks, one safety) – with Hilliard lining up at outside linebacker opposite Pete Werner, with Malik Harrison at one inside linebacker spot and a rotation of Tuf Borland and Baron Browning at the other.
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...ts-chase-young-linebacker-urban-meyer-returns
When Justin Hilliard ruptured his Achilles tendon on March 23, he thought his Ohio State career might be over.
Achilles injuries can take up to a year or longer to recover from, and the fifth-year senior linebacker had just one more year of remaining eligibility. Unless he recovered much faster than usual, Hilliard faced the possibility of never playing another snap of football.
Hilliard didn’t give up, though, and set his sights on returning to the field in just six months. That’s what fellow Ohio State linebacker Tuf Borland did after suffering the same injury in 2018, and that’s exactly what Hilliard did too, making his season debut in the Buckeyes’ third game of the year against Indiana on Sept. 14.
“The day I tore it was probably one of the toughest days of my life,” Hilliard said after Saturday’s 38-7 win over Wisconsin. “I didn’t know if I was going to come back for my fifth (year), or even if it was possible to come back for the season. But me and (Adam Stewart), the head trainer here, kind of sat down and orchestrated a plan so I could come back.”
Against Wisconsin on Saturday, Hilliard achieved another milestone, as he earned a spot in the starting lineup for the first time this season and the second time in his Ohio State career.
For Hilliard, a five-star recruit in the class of 2015 who has been plagued by injuries throughout his collegiate career, that was special.
“Just being out there, being able to make some plays, it means so much,” Hilliard said.
Hilliard’s opportunity to start came as a result of Ohio State’s base defense for Saturday’s game, as the Buckeyes primarily lined up in a 4-4-3 alignment – four defensive linemen, four linebackers and only three defensive backs (two cornerbacks, one safety) – with Hilliard lining up at outside linebacker opposite Pete Werner, with Malik Harrison at one inside linebacker spot and a rotation of Tuf Borland and Baron Browning at the other.
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...ts-chase-young-linebacker-urban-meyer-returns
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So excited to see Justin make some big plays. That was not garbage time play, JH came up big when we needed him. Awesome to see him come up big like this.
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ShowMeBuck
You know what? Chicken butt.
Yeah that was really cool to see. I had to rewind during the game to watch again. Love seeing this guy get his moment.
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