September 22, 2024

The Ohio State football cornerback making a career-changing conversion this summer


COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State football secondary coach Tim Walton believes Lorenzo Styles Jr. has all the raw ingredients to make the conversion to cornerback. What the Notre Dame transfer and former wide receiver has not yet had is time to actually make the transition. Walton and other coaches, back off the road from recruiting, are eager to observe that next stage. “Strong, he can run, he’s physical, and he’s 195 pounds,” Walton said Tuesday in his first opportunity to comment on Styles since his transfer. “So you’re talking about a guy that has good size. He’s played the game, he’s mature, so he has the knowledge. “Now he just has to go get the experience back on that side of the ball. Get the technique and take time to go back through the transition of drill work and understanding the different movement skills that come with that…

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