September 21, 2024

Ohio State Denied Backup QB Clarity by Spring Cutbacks


There’s a difference between not giving the answer and not knowing the answer, as Ohio State coach Ryan Day well knows now that he’s stuck with the latter dilemma rather than the former. Day doesn’t know, and isn’t likely to know, whether either of his true freshmen quarterbacks is capable of backing up starter Justin Fields, or whether senior Gunnar Hoak is the best option, until the Buckeyes get back on the field this fall. Assuming, of course, they do. That’s a predicament freshmen C.J. Stroud and Jack Miller figured to solve for Day during spring practice, until spring practice came to a screeching halt that doesn’t appear to be ending any time soon. Stroud, the high-riser in recruiting circles from Rancho Cucamonga (Ca) High School, and Miller, the long-committed QB from suburban Phoenix, are back in their respective homes since OSU called a halt to in-person classes and asked students…

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