Columbus, Ohio – after the first quarter Ohio StateCompetition between President of Practice Julian Sayin And Lincoln kinholz The initial quarterback is very close to the call for the spot.
“The competition continues,” said coach Ryan Dey. “Both of them are good moments and moments where they are growing. I would say that I am happy with progress. It is going to go just below the wire.
“The positivity of having a competition is that you know every day you meet to bring it. People are always on the shore, they are uncomfortable, they are working on it. I think it is healthy for the entire building.”
After winning the college football playoff championship, a quarterback competition in the season is regular in Ohio State. However, the circumstances are different.
In 2015, both Cardel Jones and JT Barrett had experience because they struggled. Jones led the bkeys to the title when he launched the Big Ten Championship and the two CFP Games, when Barrett broke his ankle against Michigan.
Sayin and Kienholz have a combined 34 pass effort and 90 colleges Snap. They are competing to replace Will Howard, who transferred Canus state And threw a large ten-high 4,010 yards and 35 for touchdowns, which took the bkeys to his sixth national title.
Quarterback coach Billy Fesel is looking for stability, especially when bkeys begin to get more in statusable scenarios during the next two weeks.
“We have to be great in the third below and red area. This is the place where quarterbacks make their money,” Fesel said. “We are at a place where we are getting more and more in those situations every day. So it is an opportunity for those to go out and compete.”
Sayin has shown better hand strength, although Kinholaz has more athleticism after playing three games in high school.
Sayin was originally committed to Alabama as the top-respected quarterback in the 2024 orbacker and was taking classes when Nick Saban retired. Sayin then entered the transfer portal in the previous spring and came to the Ohio kingdom. He played in four matches, which included CFP first-round competition against Tennessee, and a touchdown taking 5-for-12 and 27 snaps for 84 yards.
Sophomore is a minor favorite for emerging as a starter for the 30 August opener TexasBut he has not paid any attention to the promotion outside.
“I think I am developing in my footwork accuracy and mechanics. It is just about the creation of confidence. You make a great game, you begin to build that confidence,” Sayin said.
The previous snack Kinholaz had taken a game in a game in a cotton bowl against Missouri after starter in 2023. Devin Brown Injured in the first half. Kinholaz fought, as he completed only 6 out of 17 passes for 86 yards.
However, Junior had a brilliant offsen and one of the eight Ohio state players, named an iron -baked, who goes to the players who excel in the offsen workouts.
“As a new person, I didn’t really know much. I really didn’t know how the safety works, and, I mean, now it’s something that I think I’m so good, and I go out and execute that well,” Kinholaz said. “I have been in a crime now for three years, so this is something I think just more time, more representative and film study, it helps me to be better.”
New Tavin St. Claire Snap is also happening, but still getting up to speed up with crime. He came as an early enroll and participated in spring practices.
In addition to quarterbacks, Day and Coaching Staff are looking for some positions to get an established starting group at the end of the week. Day compared to this week, compared to the third round of a golf tournament, used a phrase from Safety Coach Matte Gureri, commonly called Moving Day.
“This week is going on. We want our identity, and it does not need to be in stone, but the players can tell us what we are doing and what our identity is happening from this week,” Dey said.
