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Recapping everything we learned from Lettermen Row ‘Quarterbacks Week’
The first installment of Lettermen Row’s 2024 position preview series is in the books: “Quarterbacks Week” has come and gone.
Our staff took a look at the Ohio State quarterback room from every angle as the Buckeyes enter a pivotal summer, during which head coach Ryan Day and QBs coach, offensive coordinator and play-caller Chip Kelly will have to identify a starter at the sport’s most premier position.
Here’s a sneak peak of some components of that coverage…
THE BASICS
We outlined the measurables of Ohio State’s five scholarship quarterbacks, in addition to where each of them went to high school, what recruiting ranking they received, who they picked the Buckeyes over and their biggest strength, among other things.
Then we mapped out the career path of each of those signal callers. For Kansas State graduate transfer Will Howard, that section is quite extensive. For others, like true freshmen Julian Sayin and Air Noland, their resume is limited to high school and Buckeyes spring ball accomplishments.
READ: Tale of the Tape: Knowing the basics of Buckeyes starting quarterback candidates
READ: How they got here: Mapping out career path of each Buckeyes QB so far
MAKING THE CASE FOR THE STARTING CANDIDATES
Howard is the frontrunner to win the starting quarterback job. He pressed pause on the NFL Draft and transferred to Ohio State instead of USC and Miami, which were seeking his skill set, too. But no spot is guaranteed in the Woody Hayes Athletic Center. Devin Brown knows that, and the redshirt sophomore has stuck around for another chance at being the Buckeyes’ QB1 after his obstacle-filled 2023 season ended with an injury-riddled, and short-lived, Cotton Bowl start.
Sayin is also “in the mix,” according to Day. The early enrollee is last year’s Elite 11 Finals MVP and the On3 Industry Ranking’s No. 2 quarterback in the 2024 class. He transferred to Ohio State from Alabama after legendary Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban retired. Sayin shed his black stripe faster than any other Buckeyes quarterback before him.
We made a case for Howard to win the job, and we made a case for Brown to win the job. Plus, we provided an overview of what Sayin must do to continue to assert himself as a legit part of the QB1 race.
READ: Making case for Will Howard to be Buckeyes starting quarterback
READ: Making case for Devin Brown to be Buckeyes starting quarterback
READ: What Julian Sayin must do to earn consideration for Buckeyes starting quarterback job
Full coverage of ‘Quarterbacks Week’ at Lettermen Row
READ: Five offseason questions for Buckeyes loaded quarterback room
READ: Breaking down projected Buckeyes quarterback depth chart
READ: Tale of the Tape: Knowing the basics of Buckeyes starting quarterback candidates
READ: How they got here: Mapping out career path of each Buckeyes QB so far
READ: Making case for Will Howard to be Buckeyes starting quarterback
READ: Making case for Devin Brown to be Buckeyes starting quarterback
READ: Will Howard has Buckeyes top On3 NIL valuation — what is it?
READ: Breaking down PFF stats to know about Ohio State quarterbacks
READ: What Julian Sayin must do to earn consideration for Buckeyes starting quarterback job
READ: Most difficult Ohio State passing records to break
READ: Naming elite trait for each Buckeyes quarterback
READ: Revisiting timeline of Devin Brown’s obstacle-filled 2023 season
READ: Lettermen Row member mailbag: Quarterback Week questions answered
READ: Building the perfect Ryan Day-coached Ohio State quarterback
READ: Three predictions for Buckeyes five-man quarterback room
READ: Roundtable: How this season will impact future of Buckeyes QB room
READ: Parker: Five-star quarterback commit Tavien St. Clair is the one Ohio State needs
READ: Analyzing 2026 Ohio State quarterback board as camp season nears
READ: Reliving most gutsy performances from last five Buckeyes starting quarterbacks
READ: Best-case, worst-case scenarios for Buckeyes quarterback room
Billy Price announces retirement from football after medical scare
Former Ohio State offensive lineman Billy Price is medically retiring from football after experiencing an unprovoked pulmonary embolism.
“In the blink of an eye, everything can be taken away,” Price wrote on wrote on Instagram Saturday. “On April 24th I had emergency pulmonary embolism surgery to remove a saddle clot that was entering both of my lungs. As a healthy 29 year old, an unprovoked pulmonary embolism with no further medical explanation is terrifying. I am truly thankful to be alive today.
“Unfortunately, I will be retiring from the NFL as the risk of an internal bleed while on blood thinners creates tremendous risk.”
Price, the No. 21 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, spent six seasons in the NFL, the first three of which were with the Cincinnati Bengals. He made 45 starts in the pros.
Get more details here.
Ohio State’s Robert Cash, JJ Tracy win NCAA Doubles Championship
Earlier this holiday weekend, the Ohio State men’s tennis duo of Robert Cash and JJ Tracy became the Buckeyes’ third-ever national championship doubles pairing, including the program’s second in a row.
Cash and Tracy took down Florida State’s Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc and Joshua Dous Karpenschif.
After dropping the first set, 7-5, a 6-0 sweep in the second set and a 10-6 triumph in the super-breaker sealed the deal for the Ohio State tandem in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Get the full story here.
Counting Down
Buckeyes vs. Akron: 96 days
Buckeyes vs. Michigan: 187 days
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