There is a lot of anxiety in Buckeye Nation right now. For the third time in five years, the Ohio State football team enters a season with a new signal caller at quarterback. Justin Fields was the anointed starter in 2019 the moment he transferred to Columbus, Ohio from Athens, Georgia.
C.J. Stroud was the man heading into fall camp in 2021 despite what Ryan Day said about there being a quarterback competition between Stroud and true freshman Kyle McCord. Now McCord is in his third season, but Day isn’t quick to call him the starting quarterback, despite the overwhelming belief among Ohio State football fans that he will get the nod.