June 19, 2026

Ohio State football has big plans for Ja’Had Carter at safety


COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ja’Had Carter took the field for the opening day of the Ohio State Buckeyes’ preseason camp in what looked to be the starting rotation of safeties. It was Carter, Lathan Ransom and Sonny Styles together for the first day. On Tuesday, safeties coach Perry Eliano didn’t necessarily go on record to say those are the three starters at the moment. Instead, he said Ohio State is still working on which players will fit where when the games begin. Advertisement “We’re just trying to find the best mix and chemistry,” Eliano said. Media members have been allowed to watch one practice so far during camp and will be able to watch practice Friday. Still, it would make sense that Ohio State has experimented with a different trio since Thursday because the coaches wouldn’t be doing their jobs if they didn’t try different things in camp. Still, Eliano is…

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