A few days after scarlet and gray confetti fell from Mercedes-Benz Stadium in honor of Ohio State winning the national championship, Lincoln Kienholz started making an offseason checklist for himself.
Entering his third season in Columbus, the South Dakota resident knew he’d have his first real shot at winning Ohio State’s starting quarterback role and wanted to be prepared for it in every possible way. It started with a plan to improve his athleticism and get bigger, faster and stronger. He also attacked the film room and studied Ohio State’s offense all offseason, along with OSU’s other scholarship quarterbacks.