Carson Hinzman

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Carson Hinzman
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Hinzman in 2023
Ohio State BuckeyesNo. 75
Position Center
ClassSophomore
Personal information
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight300 lb (136 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolSaint Croix Central
(Hammond, Wisconsin)

Carson Hinzman is an American football center for the Ohio State Buckeyes.

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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]

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References

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  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.
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  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.