Dallan Hayden started at running back and Sonny Styles played 12 snaps on defense to lead Ohio State’s freshman class in the final game of the season against Georgia.
Six true freshmen saw action in The Game, with Dallan Hayden and Sonny Styles seeing offensive and defensive snaps on a day the Buckeyes were beaten and bruised.
Dallan Hayden ran for 70 yards and Caden Curry, Jyaire Brown, Kye Stokes, Sonny Styles and Ryan Turner all saw playing time on defense as Ohio State blew out Michigan State.
Former Ohio State linebacker Lorenzo Styles is excited to see his sons, Sonny Styles and Lorenzo Styles Jr., compete against each other when the Buckeyes play Notre Dame.
Both face an uphill battle to see real playing time in 2022, but five-star freshmen C.J. Hicks and Sonny Styles are impressing coaches and teammates in practice.
Sonny Styles has helped lead Pickerington Central on a deep run in the Ohio high school playoffs in his last basketball season before his Ohio State football career begins.
Pickerington Central has become a hotbed for producing talented Buckeyes since the turn of the century. This fall, Sonny Styles will become the eighth Tiger to play for Ohio State.
Former Ohio State linebacker Lorenzo Styles had his son, new Ohio State signee Sonny Styles, learn three positions growing up: Safety, linebacker and defensive end.
Sonny Styles will get a head start on his college career and could make an earlier impact for the Buckeyes after reclassifying into Ohio State’s recruiting class of 2022.