Justin Hilliard quickly caught himself mid-sentence. While speaking to reporters last week after Ohio State wrapped up its second practice of the spring, he instantly realized he slipped up.
“Just looking back on the career I've had, some of the injuries, some of the times I've missed, times of development, right now this is my technically second spring ball, if I make it...” he said.
If I make it? No, he didn’t mean that. He quickly interjected.
“Well, I will make it through the whole spring ball,” Hilliard said.
For somebody who has gone through the rash of injuries that Hilliard has had to overcome, the verbal slip-up makes sense.