 During Hicks' three years, Ohio State posted a 28-3-1 record, and each year, Ohio State won the Big Ten Championship and went to the Rose Bowl, making Hicks the first person from OSU to play in three Rose Bowls.In 1972 Hicks was recognized as a First Team All-America selection and earned his first of two All-Big Ten honors.He repeated his All-Conference honors his senior year and again earned All-America honors, this time as a unanimous selection.