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As an Ohio State Buckeyes football fan, I recall watching Luke Fickell play for the Scarlet and Gray in Columbus, Ohio, as a nose guard from 1993 through 1996.\u00a0<\/p>\nAs an Ohio State Buckeyes football fan, I recall watching Luke Fickell play for the Scarlet and Gray in Columbus, Ohio, as a nose guard from 1993 through 1996.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fickell was a gritty, undersized interior defensive lineman who found ways to make plays along the Buckeyes\u2019 defensive front with range down the line of scrimmage.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Since his playing career came to a close, Fickell has returned to the college ranks, now playing the role of coach.<\/p>\n
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