Mike Hall believes he made “great progress” this spring after redshirting his freshman year, and his explosiveness made a big impression on his teammates and coaches this spring.
in his recruiting class, it might have surprised some that Mike Hall redshirted his first season at Ohio State.“You really got to put the work in before you get on the field and just be patient. You can't rush anything,” Hall said this spring. “I didn't expect to play my freshman year.”
“It took me a while to get accustomed to it, but definitely now, I feel like I'm making great progress,” Hall said. “Some guys pick it up faster than others, and I was just one of those guys that just, it took a little bit more time. But I appreciated the time that it took, and you just value it more.”
“It took me a while to get accustomed to it, but definitely now, I feel like I'm making great progress.”Although Hall started his Ohio State career playing 3-technique, he spent this spring lining up at nose tackle. He said Johnson told him that’s where he’d have the best opportunity to get on the field this season, and he’s come to love playing his new position.
Williams and defensive ends Jack Sawyer and J.T. Tuimoloau are the sophomore defensive linemen generating most of the hype this offseason, but new defensive coordinator Jim Knowles said after the spring game that he believes all of Ohio State’s four sophomore defensive linemen are talented enough to be starters this year. And Knowles believes Hall’s skill set can make him a dangerous weapon at the nose tackle position.
“Mike's a freak of nature. Literally a freak of nature,” Williams said. “You just got to see it. He's different. He's quicker than all of us, I think.”Hall didn’t want to make any bold proclamations this spring about what he could accomplish personally this season. He says his focus is on doing whatever the team needs him to do, not on his individual statistics.
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