Carson Hinzman

Carson Hinzman (born January 11, 2004) is an American football center for the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Carson Hinzman
Hinzman in 2023
Ohio State Buckeyes – No. 75
PositionCenter
ClassSophomore
Personal information
Born: (2004-01-11) January 11, 2004
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight300 lb (136 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolSaint Croix Central
(Hammond, Wisconsin)

Early life and high school

Hinzman 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

In 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
  1. Lind, Andrew (14 December 2022). "Ohio State Freshman OL Carson Hinzman Loses Black Stripe". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  2. Baird, Nathan (23 March 2023). "Meet Ohio State's Carson Hinzman, from Wisconsin farm boy to possible starting center in one year". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  3. Kaufman, Joey. "Offensive lineman Carson Hinzman excited to be a rare Ohio State signing from Wisconsin". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  4. Means, Stephen (4 January 2022). "What Carson Hinzman's commitment means to Ohio State football: Buckeyes Recruiting". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  5. Strom, Griffin (24 March 2023). "CARSON HINZMAN GAINING TRACTION AS EARLY FRONTRUNNER TO REPLACE LUKE WYPLER AS OHIO STATE'S NEW STARTING CENTER". Eleven Warriors. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  6. Hartman, Marcus. "Ohio State Buckeyes: Offensive line still in flux with spring winding down". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  7. Means, Stephen (16 August 2023). "Josh Simmons, Carson Hinzman, Luke Montgomery, Justin Frye and Ohio State's offensive line battles: Buckeye Talk". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  8. "Carson Hinzman to start at center for Ohio State football's first game". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  9. Baird, Nathan (27 October 2023). "Ohio State center heading home to Wisconsin, where Grandma taught him toughness". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
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