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QB Kyle McCord (transfer to Syracuse)

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Being there in person yesterday, you could just tell he had zero confidence. So many timing routes where he was not waiting until the guy was open to throw. It really pointed out the biggest difference between him and CJ. Stroud is so good at getting the ball out right before the receiver breaks and McCord just blows at it.

There was another play where Fleming absolutely abused the corner and was streaking down the left side to the pylon for an Easy TD and Kyle held the ball too long and checked down to the same side of the field.

He just panics too much. I think he’s at his best when he doesn’t have time to think. Like at the end of ND or in hurry up, it’s just signal, snap, go and he thrives on that.

I’d like to see hurry up next week when TTUN is in their 3 DT sets. Wear the fat guys out. Don’t let em make subs.

You can tell the cheaters are having a hard time processing the info quickly now that they actually have to make an effort to do it. Run tempo and you’ll have that whole D looking at the sideline in a panic.
 
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  • McCord says he’s known J.J. McCarthy since his sophomore year of high school and that they became friends during the recruiting process.
  • McCord says the Buckeyes have to prepare for this game the same way they’ve prepared every week. “At the end of the day, on Saturday at noon, we’re going to put the ball down, it’s going to be football.”
  • McCord said he thinks the Notre Dame game “definitely helped” Ohio State prepare for this game as it tested the Buckeyes’ ability to play a top team in a hostile environment.
  • On how he keeps himself from getting nervous: “I think the only time you’re nervous is when you’re not sure if you put the preparation in or not.” He thinks the game is won with preparation during the week.
  • McCord said his first memory of the Ohio State-Michigan rivalry was watching the Buckeyes’ double overtime win in 2016.
  • McCord said Michigan’s defense is “super talented across the board and obviously coached really well.” He said the Buckeyes “know it’s going to be a fist fight on Saturday.”
  • McCord said it gives him “a huge boost of confidence” to have all of his weapons on offense back healthy.
  • “When you’re a little kid, you dream of moments like this. Two undefeated teams in the biggest rivalry in sports, you can’t draw it up any better than that. But I think at the same time, like I said earlier, it’s all about the preparation during the week. It’s all about putting the work in and giving yourself an opportunity to go out and succeed.”
  • Asked about his mindset on running the ball, McCord says it’s “whatever the game presents.” If the defense gives him the opportunity to run the ball, “I’ll be ready.”
  • McCord said he respects Michigan. “It’s hard to stand up here and say I don’t respect a team who’s 11-0, who’s done some really good things in the past few years. And they’re a really good team. So I think there’s definitely a respect level there. I think we know that they’re a good team, and I would say vice versa.”
  • He said he’s not trying to prove that Ryan Day made the right choice by picking him over McCarthy. “The biggest thing for me is just winning this game, by any means necessary.”
  • “The amount of great players that have played in this game throughout the years, the back-and-forth games throughout the years, I think there’s a reason why this is the best rivalry in sports, and just to be able to play in it, it’s special. It’s an honor.”
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scarletngray said:
Two keys for Kyle that will assure us of victory. Do not turn the ball over. We need TDs in the Red Zone. Day needs to excel in Red Zone play calling for Kyle to be successful.
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And seeing that Devin Brown is supposed to be good to go for Saturday, I wonder if they will use him in short yardage/goal line situations like they were doing when he was injured. Seeing some kind of set with both on the field would be interesting too. Something they haven't shown all year.
 
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gmen6981 said:
And seeing that Devin Brown is supposed to be good to go for Saturday, I wonder if they will use him in short yardage/goal line situations like they were doing when he was injured. Seeing some kind of set with both on the field would be interesting too. Something they haven't shown all year.
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I believe they will or use him for a jump pass.
 
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J.J. McCarthy grew up dreaming of playing for Ohio State. The Buckeyes chose Kyle McCord instead.

McCarthy was the fifth-ranked quarterback in the 2021 recruiting class while McCord was the sixth-ranked quarterback in the cycle, per 247Sports’ composite rankings, but the Buckeyes chose McCord over McCarthy when they accepted his commitment in April 2019. McCarthy committed to Michigan less than two weeks later.

This week’s game between Ohio State and Michigan will test whether Ryan Day and the Buckeyes made the right choice.

KYLE MCCORD VS. J.J. MCCARTHY 2023 STATS COMPARISON
QB COMP % YARDS YPA TD INT RATING
KYLE MCCORD 66.4 (211/318) 2,899 9.1 22 4 163.2
J.J. MCCARTHY 73.8 (175/237) 2,335 9.9 18 4 178.3
 
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