Ohio State football rumors: Ryan Day on hot seat, uncertainty at quarterback and along offensive line
By John Buhler
Ohio State football rumors: Who leads between Devin Brown and Kyle McCord?
Expectations are sky high for whoever ends up winning the Ohio State starting quarterback job between Devin Brown and Kyle McCord. Nathan Baird of Cleveland.com wrote that the winner of this quarterback competition will be expected to contend for Big Ten championships, throw for 4,000 yards in a season and be a Heisman Trophy finalist like the three previous starters all were.
Baird mentioned that neither seems to have the leg up on the other, due in large part to them having spent multiple years in this offensive system. Even if Kevin Wilson left for the Tulsa job, Ryan Day is still here and star wide receivers coach Brian Hartline has been there every step of the way. It really comes down to who Day thinks can take better care of the ball and the special plays.
Given that Ohio State has a breezy start to its season with games vs. Indiana, Youngstown State and Western Kentucky, Day doesn’t really have to make a firm decision on who the Buckeyes starter is until the Notre Dame game. McCord probably has the edge since he had the higher upside coming out of high school, but Brown has kept things interesting throughout this spring.
As an outside observer, it feels like this is McCord’s job to lose, so Brown has to take it from him.