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So much better when he can just attack instead of read and react
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scarletngray
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Sonny had his best game yet at LB against NW. Two sacks, one pass batted down, a pass break up and some tackles. He seems to be on a roll and we will need that the next couple of games and beyond.
The pass he batted down was going to be a TD if it was completed.
He needs to be attacking more often than not.
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ALWAYS SONNY IN COLUMBUS… AND CHICAGO? With two sacks and two pass breakups on Saturday, Styles was named Eleven Warriors’ Second Star and Ohio State’s Defensive Player of the Game over the weekend. His performance also included six tackles, extending his lead for the team lead in takedowns with 63 this season.
“We need Sonny to be as productive as he was today,” Ryan Day said Saturday. “When you can do it in man coverage, you can do it in zone coverage, you can blitz and you start to mix in all these different things you can, then you just become more of a weapon.”
After an offseason move from defensive back to linebacker, the 6-foot-4, 235-pound athlete had some rough moments in August and September. But as the calendar has turned to October and into November, Styles has played his best football, collecting 40 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, three sacks and three pass breakups in Ohio State’s past six games.
The Pickerington, Ohio, native is one of 15 semifinalists for the Butkus Award, an honor presented to the best linebacker in college football. I think – I think! – that makes him a lock to land on an All-Big Ten team with fellow Butkus candidates Aiden Fisher (Indiana), Jay Higgins (Iowa) and Carson Schwesigner (UCLA).
Not bad for someone who’s been a linebacker for 10 games.
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“We need Sonny to be as productive as he was today,” Ryan Day said Saturday. “When you can do it in man coverage, you can do it in zone coverage, you can blitz and you start to mix in all these different things you can, then you just become more of a weapon.”
Styles' improvement has felt linear this fall.
After an offseason move from defensive back to linebacker, the 6-foot-4, 235-pound athlete had some rough moments in August and September. But as the calendar has turned to October and into November, Styles has played his best football, collecting 40 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, three sacks and three pass breakups in Ohio State’s past six games.
The Pickerington, Ohio, native is one of 15 semifinalists for the Butkus Award, an honor presented to the best linebacker in college football. I think – I think! – that makes him a lock to land on an All-Big Ten team with fellow Butkus candidates Aiden Fisher (Indiana), Jay Higgins (Iowa) and Carson Schwesigner (UCLA).
Not bad for someone who’s been a linebacker for 10 games.
Skull Session: Curt Cignetti is Confident Ahead of Ohio State-Indiana, the 12-Team College Football Playoff Rules and Sonny Styles Continues to Emerge As a Weapon at Linebacker
Curt Cignetti is confident ahead of Ohio State-Indiana, the 12-team CFP rules and Sonny Styles continues to emerge as a weapon for the Buckeyes' defense.
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scarletngray
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But as the calendar has turned to October and into November, Styles has played his best football, collecting 40 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, three sacks and three pass breakups in Ohio State’s past six games.
Impressive. The more comfortable and confident Sonny gets the better he is going to be. It's great seeing him come into his own as our most important games of the year are approaching.
Impressive. The more comfortable and confident Sonny gets the better he is going to be. It's great seeing him come into his own as our most important games of the year are approaching.
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BuckBackHome
Wolverine is largest member of weasel family
Our LBs were faster than their RBs.
Hell of a play getting in front of the TX players. Our players jumped right in like they had practiced it a million times while TX was shocked and their delayed reaction led to a legendary TD for the good guys.
Hell of a play getting in front of the TX players. Our players jumped right in like they had practiced it a million times while TX was shocked and their delayed reaction led to a legendary TD for the good guys.
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Great play. It showed football instincts that some, including me, have been reluctant to credit him with.
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Herb Kirkstreit
He / him / I like to motorboat boobs
After watching the replay a couple hundred times, it is really quite staggering how much faster Styles was than the Texas running back he caught up with and passed.
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
The Ohio State football team had plenty of unsung heroes in its Cotton Bowl win
The Ohio State football team has a few guys who deserve more credit for their performances in the Cotton Bowl.Sonny Styles
When Jack Sawyer was rumbling down the field on his way to becoming an Ohio State legend, Styles was more responsible for him scoring than any other Buckeye on the field. Instead of making the stupid move of grabbing the only Texas player capable of running down Sawyer, Styles sprinted ahead of the Longhorn pursuer, cut him off, and stayed in front of him.
In addition to this heads-up play, Styles had nine tackles, a sack, three tackles-for-loss, and broke up a pass when he put a big (and clean) hit on the Texas tight end. Yes, he was beaten for a touchdown late in the half, but I’m not going to let that keep me from considering him an unsung hero. Styles deserves to be recognized for his overall play against the Longhorns.
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