Reid Carrico is “trying to find my niche in the defense and go make some plays” in Ohio State’s defense, which could mean playing Sam in three-linebacker packages this season.
Even as Ohio State’s linebacker corps struggled last season, Reid Carrico rarely saw the field as a true freshman.
“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 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, who’s listed at 6-foot-2 and 230 pounds, believes he’s well-suited to play Sam because “I'm long, strong and I can run.” Given that, Carrico doesn’t want to be pigeonholed as only a Sam linebacker. He still took most of his reps this spring at Will, one of the two primary linebacker positions in Knowles’ defense, and strives to eventually be a starter at one of the two inside linebacker spots. A four-star recruit who was ranked as theThat starting role likely won’t come this year with Chambers, Eichenberg, Simon and Mitchell all still on the roster and Chip Trayanum, Palaie Gaoteote, C.J.
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