October 10, 2024

Why C.J. Stroud felt ‘disrespected’ when Ohio State football added Quinn Ewers

COLUMBUS, Ohio — C.J. Stroud succeeded at Ohio State football in part by balancing a chip on his shoulder that had been there since his childhood. © David Petkiewicz/cleveland.com/TNS OSU quarterback C.J. Stroud (7) walks off the field after the game between the visiting Notre Dame Fighting Irish at the Ohio State Buckeyes in Columbus on Saturday night, September 3, 2022. The Buckeyes won 21-10. David Petkiewicz, cleveland.com Apparently, the Houston Texans’ No. 2 pick in last month’s draft also felt the Buckeyes added to that chip. In an interview for the Beltway Boyz podcast, Stroud said he intentionally made things hard on himself. That included going to Ohio State, where Justin Fields was entrenched as the starter and Jack Miller III was already a highly ranked quarterback commit in the class. Recommended Buckeyes stories However, after Stroud won the job going into the 2021 season, he was not pleased…

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