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LB Reid Carrico (transfer to West Virginia)

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“What I've tried to kind of grasp is you're gonna make mistakes your first year or as a freshman young guy, really. And I just tried to learn from my mistakes the best as I can, make them one time and then the next time get it right,” Carrico said this spring. “Obviously I didn't really have a role (last year) besides some special teams stuff, and really that's what this whole offseason was about, this spring ball is me trying to find my niche in the defense and go make some plays.”

Carrico seemingly found that niche this spring, when he took reps with the first-team defense in practice as a Sam linebacker. He quickly made an impression on his new defensive coordinator and position coach, Jim Knowles, while lining up at that spot this spring.

“Reid has a chance. He's a quiet guy, but he's definitely determined. And I see him making progress every day,” Knowles said in March. “We put Reid in there (at Sam) today and I thought he did a great job. So I think he's got a chance to really contribute in that area.”
 
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Over the next couple of weeks, Knowles will continue to divvy up reps at linebacker – where Ohio State also has Reid Carrico and Gabe Powers on scholarship – as much as possible to see what all of his linebackers can do and who he can trust to play significant snaps when Ohio State opens its season against Notre Dame on Sept. 3. Ultimately, however, Knowles is only going to play the linebackers who have shown him they truly belong on the field.

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