Will Howard is one of the top reasons Ohio State slayed Notre Dame in the 2025 College Football Playoff national championship game. But he revealed on Wednesday that he was hours away from being on the opposite sideline.
On the Not Just Football podcast hosted by Howard's Pittsburgh Steelers teammate and fellow former Buckeye Cam Heyward, the quarterback stated he was ready to commit to Notre Dame before the Fighting Irish took former Duke quarterback Riley Leonard instead.
"I thought I was gonna end up at Notre Dame," Howard said. "A lot of people don't know this.