It sounds like C.J. Hicks is going to get his wish.
Two weeks ago, Hicks expressed his desire to play on the edge in no uncertain terms during a since-deleted interview with an Ohio State reporter after Ohio State’s 45-0 win over Purdue. One week later, Hicks gave Jim Knowles more reason to use him in that capacity when he got in on a pair of sacks, as queued up in the videos below, with blitzes off the edge on Northwestern’s final drive in the Buckeyes’ 31-7 win over the Wildcats.
Knowles was seemingly listening to what Hicks said and watching what Hicks did as a pass rusher in Chicago based on what he said when asked Tuesday about the possibility of Hicks rushing off the edge more often in the future.