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rewrite this content material with complete duration and stay HTML tags Kyle McCord will get started at quarterback for Ohio State in its season opener towards Indiana on Saturday, Buckeyes trainer Ryan Day introduced Tuesday. Though McCord will take the sphere to begin the sport in Week 1, Day introduced that Devin Brown will also see enjoying time towards the Hoosiers. Of the 2 choices, McCord brings enjoy to the desk. He spent the ultimate two seasons as a backup to former Buckeyes celebrity C.J. Stroud, a two-time Heisman Trophy finalist and first-round pick out in the 2023 NFL Draft. McCord didn’t see a lot enjoying time ultimate season with Stroud staying wholesome all over the yr, however he did log a get started towards Akron in 2021 as a freshman. With Stroud unavailable for the in-state matchup because of damage, McCord flashed a number of promise via finishing 13 of his 18 cross makes an attempt for 319 yards and two touchdowns. Stroud was once in a position to come back again from damage every week later and McCord was once relegated to mop-up responsibility for the remainder of the yr. He tried simply 20 passes in 2022, even though he did throw for 115 yards and one landing in an early season blowout win towards Toledo. McCord signed with the Buckeyes in 2021 out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was once the No. 49 participant nationally, the No. 8 quarterback in his magnificence and graded out as a 5 celebrity in the 247Sports Composite ratings. Competition would possibly nonetheless be openThough McCord will get started Saturday, it sort of feels like the contest remains to be some distance from over. Day made positive to emphasise all the way through his announcement that the Buckeyes nonetheless be ok with enjoying two quarterbacks. “I think that’s significant, that we have two guys that we feel confident playing in a game,” Day mentioned. “This is something that’s a little uncharted territory for me. You just go on what you see everyday in practice. I think that Kyle’s consistency the last couple weeks has allowed him to be the starter and he deserves that. But I also think Devin deserves to play in the game as well. How much, all that, that’s still to be determined.” Day can have enough money to be affected person together with his determination. The Buckeyes are 30-point favorites towards Indiana, a crew that has six wins during the last two years. Ohio State then hosts FCS Youngstown State in Week 2 ahead of one ultimate tune-up recreation towards Western Kentucky. Getting Brown reps in that span will be precious, although McCord keeps his starting spot. Brown logged a complete of 15 snaps as a freshman ultimate season and ignored a couple of practices in the spring because of a finger damage. He’ll must see the sphere if Ohio State actually appears like the previous top-five quarterback prospect is the longer term below middle. Keys to a Lamborghini Whomever finally ends up because the long-term starter could not be inheriting a greater state of affairs, even with the lofty expectancies put on their shoulders. Ohio State’s large receiver room is loaded, and it begins on the peak with a couple of doable first-round selections in Marvin Harrison Jr. — an early season Heisman Trophy favourite — and Emeka Egbuka. Beyond the ones two, former five-star Julian Fleming got here on sturdy ultimate season with 533 receiving yards and 6 touchdowns. Jayden Ballard has observe velocity and grew to become heads all the way through the offseason and the Buckeyes simply introduced in a 2023 signing magnificence highlighted via 3 top-10 wideouts. The working again place boasts a number of enjoy; Miyan Williams, TreVeyon Henderson, Dallan Hayden and Chip Trayanum are all returning for every other season. If Henderson can put his well being problems in the back of him, he has All-American doable after speeding for 1,248 yards and 15 touchdowns two years in the past as a freshman. Tight finish Cade Stover is contemporary off a 406-yard, five-touchdown receiving marketing campaign and has a 251-pound body that holds up smartly as a blocker. Behind him, Gee Scott Jr. and Joe Royer have each noticed the sphere masses. If there may be one house of shock for Ohio State’s offense, it’s alongside the road the place the Buckeyes have to interchange either one of their starting tackles and a 26-game starter at middle. That’s no longer preferrred when breaking in a brand new quarterback, however the Buckeyes’ offensive skill on the ability positions may masks any primary problems. 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