C.J. Stroud hadn’t started a single game at Ohio State when five-star quarterback prospect Quinn Ewers arrived on campus in the summer of 2021. Stroud, who was a highly touted prospect in the 2020 class, was expected to be the Buckeyes’ staring signal-caller once Justin Fields left for the NFL. However, the former Ohio State quarterback recently revealed that he was caught off guard by Ewers’ arrival after barely receiving a heads-up from the coaching staff. Ewers, initially the top high school player in the 2022 class and one of the highest-rated players ever by 247Sports.com, decommitted from Texas and committed to Ohio State in the fall of 2020. Then, less than a month before the 2021 college football season began, Ewers surprisingly reclassified and joined Ohio State during the team’s preseason camp, instantly ratcheting up the pressure on Stroud. During a recent appearance on “The Shop” ahead of the…
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