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2025 Football Roster

Jersey Number 62
Otto Hess
- Position:
- Offensive Line
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-7 / 332
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Oswego, Ill.
- Prev School:
- Boston College
- High School:
- Oswego HS
BEFORE BALL STATE: Transfer from Boston College who joins Ball State with one year of eligibility. The offensive lineman made appearances primarily on special teams, making 12 as a redshirt junior, nine as a redshirt sophomore and eight as a redshirt freshman.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played tackle at Oswego High School … two-time all-area … ranked as the No. 25 player in Illinois by ESPN and No. 27 by 247 Sports and Rivals … also threw shot put for the track and field team.
PERSONAL: Son of Brian Bickham and Kari Hess … majoring in political science.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played tackle at Oswego High School … two-time all-area … ranked as the No. 25 player in Illinois by ESPN and No. 27 by 247 Sports and Rivals … also threw shot put for the track and field team.
PERSONAL: Son of Brian Bickham and Kari Hess … majoring in political science.
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