Analyst Explains Why There’s Pressure On Ohio State To Get QB Competition Right
The Ohio State Buckeyes have to make a big quarterback decision sooner rather than later.
This is a huge fall camp period for Ryan Day and the No. 3-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes.
They’re the defending national champions, so they’ll have a target on their backs in every game. That’s always the case at OSU regardless, but there’s something “extra” in the air as the Buckeyes prepare for the 2025 season.
They’re also going to be breaking in a relatively new quarterback. There’s a competition going on this fall between redshirt freshman Julian Sayin and redshirt sophomore Lincoln Kienholz. And yes, in 2024 the Buckeyes were breaking in a new quarterback as well, but that quarterback with fifth-year senior Will Howard. He had already proven himself in four seasons at Kansas State.
On the other-hand, Sayin has taken a total of 24 live game reps while Kienholz has played in two games and only has 21 reps under his belt. This is a whole different scenario for head coach Ryan Day and his staff.
To make matters more stressful for the Buckeyes, it’s not like the quarterback who wins this competition is going to get much time to ease into the starting job. Ohio State takes on No. 1 Texas to start the season.
