October 26, 2024

Ohio State is looking for ways to get Pickerington’s Sonny Styles on the field

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio State safety Sonny Styles‘ decision to reclassify and graduate a year early from Pickerington Central and join the Buckeyes last summer came as a surprise. But what happened next wasn’t a surprise to those who know the son of former Buckeye Lorenzo Styles. “I actually got a chance to play. I came here expecting to just get better,” Sonny said. “I expected to get on special teams and go hard and do something for my team.” He got on special teams and some. Styles played the second-most special teams snaps of any Buckeye and took 67 snaps on defense, including a dozen in a College Football Playoff game against Georgia. “Sonny didn’t have a spring ball last year. He came in the summer, and then all of a sudden here comes fall camp as a 17-year-old,” safeties coach Perry Eliano said. “Now, he’s 18 years…

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