Welcome to the Skull Session.
More Emeka Egbuka #content?
I think yes.
That's our first-round pick pic.twitter.com/FBHXjAOVVQ
— Tampa Bay Buccaneers (@Buccaneers) May 11, 2025
Have a good Monday.
STYLES' SLEEP OUT CAMPAIGN. For the third consecutive year, Lorenzo Styles Jr. and Sonny Styles will participate in Huckleberry House’s “Sleep Out” campaign in downtown Columbus to raise awareness for youth homelessness in Central Ohio. This year’s Sleep Out will occur on May 30 at the Grange Insurance Audubon Center.
“Huckleberry House has been around since 1970, and we serve at risk and homeless youth. We have the only teen crisis shelter in Central Ohio. We have a transitional living program where we house 113 young people who have experienced homelessness. We do counseling. We do outreach,” Huckleberry House executive director Sonya Theising said before the 2024 Sleep Out. “Lorenzo and Sonny came and toured the Huck House. We are just thrilled to have them not only participating (in the Sleep Out) but just being around and spending time with the youth in our shelter. … We really appreciate them using their platform to bring awareness to a mostly invisible problem in our city.”
In addition to the Sleep Out, Lorenzo and Sonny have raised almost $7,600 for the Huckleberry House. Here is their appeal for Ohio State fans and non-Ohio State fans to donate to their campaign:
We are Lorenzo and Sonny Styles, student athletes, that are honored to support the Huckleberry House Sleep Out Campaign for our third consecutive year. On May 30, we are sleeping out at the Grange Insurance Audubon Center in Columbus, Ohio, to support the 2025 Huckleberry House Sleep Out Campaign and to show solidarity with the youth who battle homelessness on a daily basis.
When we come together as a team, we’re not just raising funds—we’re building a stronger foundation for the future of young people in our community. Every dollar we raise for Huckleberry House helps provide critical resources, support, and safe shelter to youth experiencing homelessness.
This year’s Sleep Out theme, "Homelessness doesn’t have one face, one story, or one place," reminds us that we all have a role to play in ending youth homelessness. By fundraising as a team, we amplify our impact and show these young people they’re not alone.
We both THANK YOU for taking the time to read this. Please know, no contribution is too small, and all contributions make a difference. Please select the Blue Donate button located at the top of our Team Styles page to donate today. All donations go directly to Huckleberry House, which is a U.S. tax-exempt 501 (c) (3) organization and you will receive an email receipt from Huckleberry House for your donation.
Let’s build a foundation, together, where every contribution, every effort, and every person involved helps make a lasting difference in the lives of those who need it most. Please make a donation today!!!!!!
Thank you, Lorenzo & Sonny
And here are some statistics (as of 2024) to look over as you consider contributing:
- 1 in 7 children will leave home before 18
- 1 in 10 14 to 24-year-olds endure some form of homelessness each year
- 1 in 20 young people are couch surfing for shelter day-to-day, week-to-week and month-to-month
- Over 50 percent of young people in shelters and on the streets report that their parents told them to leave or knew they would leave and didn’t care
Thank you to all who have donated and will donate to the Styles brothers' campaign and the Huckleberry House. You are all rock stars!
OHIO AGAINST THE WORLD. This month, the U.S. News and World Report ranked Ohio as the No. 38 state in America. Yes, that’s correct. The Heart of it All didn’t even reach the Heart of the Rankings for the best states in the US of A.
Here’s how the U.S. News and World Report ranked the Buckeye State:
- Opportunity: No. 17
- Fiscal Stability: No. 25
- Education: No. 30
- Infrastructure: No. 30
- Crime and Corrections: No. 31
- Health Care: No. 34
- Economy: No. 39
- Natural Environment: No. 41
A composite rank of No. 38 is bad news — but the good news? Ohio ranked ahead of Michigan, which checked in at No. 43. Other good news? Ohio has six cities ranked in America’s top 150 places to live: Columbus (No. 61), Toledo (No. 98), Cincinnati (No. 100), Dayton (No. 101), Youngstown (No. 132) and Cleveland (No. 141).
Nevertheless, Ohio is underrated (and Columbus is underrated).
But that’s the reason it’s Ohio Against the World!
IN LESS THAN 100 DAYS. Last week, ESPN’s college football staff created 10 lists of 10 things to know entering the 2025 season, including must-see games, coaches, Heisman contenders, freshmen, transfers, first-round byes, predictions and more.
No surprise here: Ohio State and its players were aaalll over the lists.
Top 10 Must-See Games
10. Ohio State at Michigan, Nov. 29: The Buckeyes couldn't lose a fifth straight to the Wolverines ... right?
3. Penn State at Ohio State, Nov. 1: The ultimate existential Penn State hurdle. Penn State hasn't beaten Ohio State (or won the Big Ten) since 2016 but will bring massive experience and national title potential to Columbus for this status check. Meanwhile, Ohio State might be looking at its first major challenge since Texas. We'll learn loads about each team heading into the stretch run.
1. Texas at Ohio State, Aug. 30: Two of the richest programs in the country, playing in a rematch of a down-to-the-wire CFP semifinal, with two former all-world recruits at quarterback -- Texas' Manning and, potentially, Ohio State's Julian Sayin (if he can hold off Lincoln Kienholz)? Is it even possible to have a bigger opening-week showdown?
Top 10 Heisman Contenders
3. Jeremiah Smith, WR, Ohio State: Multiple NFL scouts and personnel told ESPN that Smith would've been a top-five pick in this most recent draft, had he been eligible. Instead, the 19-year-old phenom, who won't be eligible for the draft until 2027, will power a retooling Ohio State offense still boasting plenty of talent, albeit inexperienced, around him.
Top 10 Impact Freshmen
7. Devin Sanchez, CB, Ohio State: Coveted for his length and sudden speed at 6-2, 185 pounds, Sanchez was the No. 1 cornerback prospect in the 2025 class. ESPN national recruiting analyst Craig Haubert has likened Sanchez to former Buckeyes standout Denzel Burke, and the five-star freshman should challenge junior Jermaine Mathews Jr. as Ohio State works to fill Burke's starting spot under first-year defensive coordinator Matt Patricia.
Top 10 Impact Transfers
10. Max Klare, TE, Ohio State: The Buckeyes' passing attack didn't need any extra help going into 2025 with the star power the team returns at wide receiver, but Klare could end up being a sneaky great addition. The Purdue transfer ranked fourth among all Power 4 tight ends with a team-high 685 receiving yards on 51 receptions last season and should be a dependable target for the Buckeyes' inexperienced QBs.
OK, I’ll take the low-hanging fruit. Three of the top 10 games in college football… and all of them could be (dare I write will be?) at noon. Of course, Michigan is at noon, but Penn State and Texas, too? This is the worst.
BEFORE OR AFTER? It’s the offseason, which means it’s time to debate anything and everything Ohio State football.
timelapse showing off how I made this edit
— TSwany (@TSwanyIRL) May 14, 2025
photoshopping is becoming a lost art in the world of AI images pic.twitter.com/NHGPzDEdFB
Would this small change — that is, grass, grass and more grass all over the field — be enough to fix Ohio Stadium’s aura problem?
SONG OF THE DAY. “Save Me” - The Dirty Guv'nahs & Maggie Rose.
CUT TO THE CHASE. Bird man on red carpet leaves Cannes squawking… California man who used underwater scooter in lake to try to evade arrest pleads guilty to fraud… Early human ancestors used their hands to both climb trees and make tools, new study shows…NASA's Webb Space Telescope captures bright auroras on Jupiter.
