Even as five-star prospects, the battle for playing time as freshmen will be an uphill one for C.J. Hicks and Sonny Styles this season.
The
seventh-rated player in the country out of high school, Hicks is competing against a surplus of veterans, transfers and returning starters who are all vying for playing time at the two inside linebacker spots for the Buckeyes. Styles, the
12th-ranked recruit in the nation, should technically still be awaiting to play his senior season at Pickerington Central. The 6-foot-4 safety
reclassified into the 2022 class back in December.
But as green as Ohio State’s two
top-rated freshmen may be, their lack of experience hasn’t stopped them from turning heads on the practice field at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center.
An early enrollee who arrived on campus back in January, Hicks has had several more months than Styles to make an impression on his coaches and teammates. Asked about the Dayton native Tuesday, Jim Knowles and the Buckeye linebacker corps weren’t shy in their praise for Hicks’ work thus far.
Even as five-star prospects, the battle for playing time as freshmen will be an uphill one for C.J. Hicks and Sonny Styles this season.
The
seventh-rated player in the country out of high school, Hicks is competing against a surplus of veterans, transfers and returning starters who are all vying for playing time at the two inside linebacker spots for the Buckeyes. Styles, the
12th-ranked recruit in the nation, should technically still be awaiting to play his senior season at Pickerington Central. The 6-foot-4 safety
reclassified into the 2022 class back in December.
But as green as Ohio State’s two
top-rated freshmen may be, their lack of experience hasn’t stopped them from turning heads on the practice field at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center.
An early enrollee who arrived on campus back in January, Hicks has had several more months than Styles to make an impression on his coaches and teammates. Asked about the Dayton native Tuesday, Jim Knowles and the Buckeye linebacker corps weren’t shy in their praise for Hicks’ work thus far.
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