A course of development still lies ahead for Sonny Styles.
For all the progress he made transitioning from safety to linebacker in spring practice and preseason camp, nothing matches in-game reps. His first month starting at linebacker has included a start at all three of Ohio State's linebacker positions: Will, his primary spot where he's spent a majority of his snaps; Mike, where he started in place of Cody Simon in Week 1; and Sam, as the Buckeyes used their three-linebacker package heavily against Michigan State in last weekend’s 38-7 win.
Styles hasn’t been perfect in his first four games as a linebacker.