COLUMBUS — Ohio State linebacker Sonny Styles leads the Buckeyes team with 52 tackles in his first season as a linebacker after making the transition from safety to linebacker. He’s one of 15 semifinalists for the Butkus Award, given annually to the country’s top linebacker, for his effort so far this season. Styles had nine tackles for the Buckeyes in the top-five road win over Penn State on Saturday; he has begun playing some of his best football in the last few weeks alongside fellow star linebacker Cody Simon. Styles is part of a defense that is one of the top units in all of college footb…