September 22, 2024

What we saw from Ohio State football's first practice of preseason training camp

Preseason training camp is underway at Ohio State. The Buckeyes held their first practice on Thursday morning outside the Woody Hayes Athletic Center. Reporters and hundreds of fans lined the fields as players went through position drills, as well as 7-on-7 and 11-on-11 periods. It’ll be a week until the Buckeyes progress into full pads, but the opening of camp offered a look at a handful of position rotations and groupings with the first and second teams. Shakeup at safety   Ja’Had Carter, a transfer from Syracuse, and Sonny Styles, the uber-talented sophomore from Pickerington, lined up with Lathan Ransom as the primary safeties. Ransom’s role with the first team was not a surprise. He is the returning starting strong safety and lined up on the boundary side in spring practice. Carter and Styles were new additions, though, going ahead of Josh Proctor and Cameron Martinez. While Carter took a…

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