COLUMBUS, Ohio — Devin Brown can thank the transfer portal for his first career start at quarterback for Ohio State, coming up against Missouri in the Cotton Bowl. Brown, the backup this season, was named the starter more or less by attrition when Kyle McCord decided to transfer. Now Brown has a chance to show coach Ryan Day that it should have been him all along. McCord, the third-year player who beat Brown in a tight preseason competition for the starting job, entered the portal early this month while still being trashed on social media as a scapegoat for Ohio State’s loss to Michigan. McCord announced on Dec. 17 he had signed with Syracuse. That means Brown will get an early audition to be the 2024 starter when the No. 7 Buckeyes (11-1) face No. 9 Missouri (10-2) in the Cotton Bowl on Friday night. “I mean, it’s going to…
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