Tim May: Jordan Hancock playing his best ahead of late-season challenges

by:Tim May•about 12 hours•

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Jordan Hancock by Nick King/Lansing State Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images — Ohio State "nickel" cornerback Jordan Hancock rips the ball out from Michigan State tight end Jack Velling in a 38-7 win over the Spartans. (Nick King/Lansing State Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

COLUMBUS — As No. 2 Ohio State heads into its national-implications showdown unbeaten No.5 Indiana on Saturday, keep in mind that multiple-positions defensive back Jordan Hancock — just like safeties Caleb Downs and Lathan Ransom — for a while now has been “activated” by defensive coordinator Jim Knowles, it’s just that there was no major announcement.