The Ohio State head coach briefly stopped supervising his team's warm-ups an hour prior to kickoff of what would eventually be a 59-31 win over Purdue to greet the newest commitment of the 2023 class: Sonny Styles.
Styles, a five-star safety/linebacker that was the Buckeyes' highest priority recruit in the cycle, committed to Ohio State in person Saturday during his third game day visit to OSU this season, which came after he visited Ohio State four times in the summer.
A week before his commitment, Styles visited Notre Dame, his other top suitor and the school where his brother Lorenzo Styles Jr.