Who are Ohio State’s five best first-year starting quarterbacks of the past 35 years? All lists are subjective, and this is no exception. ExploreWhat fans can expect from a first-year starting QB at Ohio State based on the last few decades The top provided some difficult choices, though perhaps less so if one was just going to go by stats. I did not do that for multiple reasons. One, the eras obviously have changed so no one really would have a chance before Ryan Day arrived in Columbus, let alone Urban Meyer, if we just went by raw numbers. Also while I am not one who subscribes to the theory winning is everything for quarterbacks, it still matters. Here is my top five: Justin Fields Dwayne Haskins Jr. J.T. Barrett Troy Smith Craig Krenzel If you’re wondering how C.J. Stroud slid all the way out of my top five, well,…
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