As a senior at Gahanna Lincoln High School in 2005, Chris Malone earned all-district and second team all-Ohio Capital Conference as an offensive lineman. After receiving scholarship offers from some Football Championship Subdivision schools, Malone instead decided to join Ohio State as a walk-on.
“I grew up loving the Buckeyes and I knew that if I didn’t give this a shot that I was always going to wonder ‘what if?'” Malone said.
Malone redshirted in 2006 and then worked with the scout team as a freshman and sophomore. In his junior season, Malone’s perseverance paid off as he received scout team workhorse honors for the Navy and Iowa games and earned a little bit of playing time.
“Even though we don’t make the highlights on ESPN, we know we do make a difference,” Malone said. “We get a chance to make our defense better every day by just playing our hardest during practice and challenging them.”
As a senior, Malone continues working hard and earned playing time against Ohio University.
Malone is majoring in biology at OSU and wants to pursue medical school after he graduates.
“I would love to be a doctor, that’s always been my goal, that’s always been my dream,” Malone said.
