It won’t become clear until preseason camp begins whether Lorenzo Styles can contribute immediately in Ohio State’s secondary this season. But Tim Walton doesn’t expect Styles’ transition to his new position to be too difficult.
Styles never played any defensive snaps in his two seasons at Notre Dame, where he played wide receiver. But Styles played on both sides of the ball at Pickerington Central High School and was recruited by Ohio State at the time as a cornerback, the position he’ll now be playing for the Buckeyes after transferring to Ohio State in April.
“It'll take a little time, but he has a good football IQ.