Ohio State linebackers coach James Laurinaitis remembers one particular play against Miami in the Cotton Bowl on Christmas Eve. The Buckeyes lost the game — and their hopes of repeating as national champions — but it was a moment when Sonny Styles flashed his smarts. Miami star receiver Malachi Toney, lined up in the slot, started a jet motion across the formation. Feeling that the jet sweep was coming, Styles shot the C-gap (outside the tackle) for a tackle for loss. "He has a really uncanny sense of when it’s time to pull your trigger," Laurinaitis told me. The NFL world is buzzing about Sty...
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