Ohio State Football Status Report: Lorenzo Styles Jr. and Eddrick Houston Available, But Styles Unlikely to Play at Wisconsin

After nickel Lorenzo Styles Jr. and three-technique defensive tackle Eddrick Houston missed last week's game against Illinois with injuries, both are available for the Buckeyes as they prepare to take on Wisconsin in a hostile Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday.

Styles, however, appears unlikely to play as he did not participate in pregame warmups. With Styles sidelined, Devin Sanchez warmed up as a starter at cornerback while Jermaine Mathews Jr. warmed up at nickel with the first-team defense, signaling that Mathews will take Styles’ place in the slot for a second straight game.

OSU STATUS REPORT FOR WISCONSIN Out DE Logan George

TE Max LeBlanc

QB Mason Maggs

WR Bryson Rodgers

RB Anthony "Turbo" Rogers

DT Maxwell Roy

S Deshawn Stewart

DT Ahmed Tounkara

WR Preston Wolfe

The most notable new injury on Ohio State's weekly status report is depth defensive end Logan George, who's played just 19 snaps this season after transferring from Idaho State. Freshman Zion Grady has emerged ahead of him as the fourth defensive end in the Buckeyes' rotation behind Caden Curry, Kenyatta Jackson Jr. and Beau Atkinson.

Backup slot receiver Bryson Rodgers is the only member of Ohio State's two-deep depth chart sidelined against the Badgers, as he'll miss his third consecutive game with injury. Mylan Graham will be the next receiver in for the Buckeyes behind starters Jeremiah Smith, Carnell Tate and Brandon Inniss.

Houston figures to be the second three-tech in the game for the Buckeyes after starter Tywone Malone Jr., who passed him on the depth chart earlier this season. Houston has five tackles this season.

Ohio State kicks off at Wisconsin at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time, 2:30 p.m. local time on CBS.

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