Ohio State football: Ryan Day shares encouraging update on Quinn Ewers

Quinn Ewers has yet to see the field and Ohio State football fans have been worried he might leave but head coach Ryan Day gave a positive update on the QB.

When Ohio State football fans saw Quinn Ewers reclassify for the 2021 recruiting cycle, thus joining the Buckeyes as the No. 1 recruit in this year’s class as opposed to 2022, the biggest question was how he’d fit into an already crowded quarterback room.

As the season has worn on in Columbus, those questions have remained. Ewers has not traveled on several road games with the team and, as such, Buckeyes faithful have worried that the prized recruit could wind up entering the transfer portal. However, things may be taking a turn for the better.

Speaking with the media on Tuesday, head coach Ryan Day spoke highly of Ewers’ early development. The freshman quarterback has been earning more reps in practices recently, partially due to Jack Miller’s ongoing and indefinite suspension. Day also noted that Ewers has been “making progress” and “looking more comfortable around the facility”.

Quinn Ewers starting to earn his place with Ohio State football

One of the key things Day spoke on regarding Ewers was the uphill climb the freshman quarterback faced given the late hour in which he reclassified and arrived at Ohio State. That meant Ewers didn’t have spring practice or preseason work to get a handle on the offense.

The Ohio State head coach said that was a big issue for the quarterback early on but, in regards to the progress Ewers is making, that has started to turn in a positive direction.

Given the recruiting pedigree that Ewers came to the Buckeyes with, this was always going to be a tight-rope act for Day to put on display in trying to keep the young quarterback in tow and not make him feel as if entering the transfer portal is his best option.

Though transferring could still be in the cards, the fact that Ewers is earning reps and impressing Day does offer some optimism that this upward trajectory could continue and that Ohio State will be his only destination for his college career.

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