really hoping Williams can beat the injury bug. Wondering if Cam would’ve been better off on the offensive side of the ball based on where he played in HS. Dunn is rumored to be leaving last I heard.
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Time to enter the portal then
And regardless of the side of the ball, Cam was always injured, and I doubt he cracks the WR rotation
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Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
“I'VE BEEN TELLING PEOPLE ALL THE TIME, I'M GLAD I CAME EARLY.”– SONNY STYLES ON HIS DECISION TO RECLASSIFY
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Former five-star prospect Sonny Styles gunning for starting spot at safety in 2023
With one year under his belt, Ohio State sophomore Sonny Styles is looking forward to a chance to earn a starting spot at safety for the Buckeyes in 2023.
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Former five-star prospect Sonny Styles gunning for starting spot at safety in 2023
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Sonny Styles to Compete At High Safety Positions For Ohio State This Preseason: “I Think We’re Going to Need Him There”
Jim Knowles says Sonny Styles has proven he's "ready to play" as a sophomore and had a devised a "dual plan" in which he could take on multiple roles in 2023.
SONNY STYLES TO COMPETE AT HIGH SAFETY POSITIONS FOR OHIO STATE THIS PRESEASON: “I THINK WE’RE GOING TO NEED HIM THERE”
Ohio State’s vision for Sonny Styles appears to be evolving.
During the spring, safeties coach Perry Eliano said fans can expect to see the five-star defensive back recruit in more of a “streamlined position” in 2023, preferring Styles to be “great at specific things instead of OK at a lot of things.” And Eliano agreed with the sentiment that Styles’ role could be similar to how the Buckeyes used him in the Peach Bowl, essentially as an extra linebacker to match up with teams utilizing two-tight end sets.
“You won't see him in a lot of places,” Eliano said in April. “You'll see him pretty stationary in one to two spots.”
But that line of thinking seems to have changed. With the spring game nearly two months in the rearview mirror, defensive coordinator Jim Knowles said Tuesday that Styles has proven he can take on more responsibilities than the Buckeye staff might have previously thought.
"I THINK HE'S A REAL VERSATILE PLAYER. HE'S SHOWN ME A LOT SINCE HE'S BEEN HERE, BUT HE'S READY TO PLAY.”– JIM KNOWLES ON SONNY STYLES
Styles took extensive reps as Ohio State’s second-team boundary safety behind Lathan Ransom this spring and even spent time as another option at the nickel safety spot. But Knowles said even free safety isn’t out of the question for the 6-foot-4, 222-pound sophomore.
“I learned that Sonny can handle a lot. He's more adept at playing in a high safety position than you would think for a bigger guy,” Knowles said at an interview session at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center on Tuesday. “Most of the time last year, we had him at the line of scrimmage or close to the line of scrimmage. So we've come up with a dual plan for him where he'll be able to compete at a high safety position, because I think we're going to need him there, but he'll have a package where certainly he's down close to the line of scrimmage and able to blitz and do some things in the run game and pass game for us.”
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You know he's the king cause he's flipping the steaks. Enough said.
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If Sonny can cover at that size (and I am pretty sure he can), he is going to be a nightmare at safety. Or he will move down closer to the LOS and still thrive. Excited about this kid.
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Idk what position you could say he’d occupy. I know the easy comparison is always Isiah Simmons from Clemson. But didn’t Hickman essentially play a similar role in the last 2yrs?
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Yeah Simmons is exactly who I had in mind, I didn't really know what role you would call it. For now I think he's just a high safety from the interviews.
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