Scarlet Sunrise: How Buckeyes plan to divvy up reps to all five QBs

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How Buckeyes plan to divvy up reps to all five QBs

Ohio State has a rare quarterback room this season, one that features five quarterbacks. Yes, in the modern era of college football that includes the transfer portal and NIL, the Buckeyes somehow will roll into the season with five signal callers.

Kansas State transfer and fith-year senior Will Howard is battling third-year Buckeyes QB Devin Brown for the starting job. Behind them are redshirt freshman Lincoln Kienholz and true freshmen Air Noland and Julian Sayin.

How does Ohio State plan to give all five of them ample reps to find out who the starter will be — while addressing the needs of the future of the quarterback room? Well, that’s on Ryan Day and his staff.

“I think once we get done with that fourth practice, then we’ll kind of stop with that,” Day said Tuesday at Big Ten Media Days about rolling all five quarterbacks. “But it allows us to get almost double the amount of reps in a less amount of time. So, you know, the more reps we can get for all five of those quarterbacks, we’re going to do.

“Team work will probably be in a two-spot mentality. And then after those first four days, we’ll take that Monday off, and then we’ll get back on one field and kind of go from there. At that point, we’ll probably be a little bit more deliberate about how we parse out the reps.”

Ohio State opens training camp Thursday, and the Buckeyes will go to work for four straight days with plenty of reps to go around for those five quarterbacks. Following a day off, expect the quarterback reps to be paired down — and a depth chart to begin truly taking shape.

ICYMI: Buckeyes reclaim top spot in On3 Industry Team Recruiting Rankings

Ohio State is back on top of the On3 Industry Team Recruiting Rankings, and the Buckeyes didn’t even have to land another commit to their talented 2025 class to make it happen.

Instead, the Buckeyes vaulted back over Alabama for the top spot thanks to a decommitment from the Crimson Tide’s 2025 class. Four-star Saraland (Saraland, Ala.) defensive lineman Antonio Coleman flipped from Alabama to arch rival Auburn on Saturday, dropping Alabama down below Ohio State.

Hilariously, this is Coleman’s second time flipping from Alabama to Auburn. He initially committed to Alabama, then flipped to Auburn last year, then flipped back to Alabama in March. Now he’s back in the Tigers’ No. 12 ranked class on The Plains.

For the Buckeyes, they’re back on top thanks to Coleman’s indecisiveness. But for how long? Ohio State is in contention for numerous top-ranked uncommitted prospects, including five-star offensive tackle David Sanders.

As of now, the 24-man 2025 Ohio State class is the best in the country. It still has a chance to get better.

Which second-year Buckeyes are in best position to play?

Ohio State is less than a week away from opening training camp for the most anticipated season in a long, long time.

Why the hype? Because the Buckeyes bring back nearly every piece of their 11-2 season and added key newcomers from the transfer portal. But behind the scenes this offseason, the Buckeyes have been developing their second-year players — and they’ll come to rely on some of them.

Who are the best-positioned second-year players to make a splash on the depth chart this season? Lettermen Row made sure to break that down as we officially begin previewing training camp.

There are plenty of options among the second-year Buckeyes. Which of them will see the most playing time?

READ: Second-year Buckeyes in best position to make impact this season

Counting Down

Buckeyes vs. Akron: 33 days
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