Really? Really? You name just one time that Ohio State went into the portal for a QB and made that work! Just once. I'm waiting. Who?
What? Oh. Not necessary. I'll show myself out.
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calibuck
Too soon old, too late smart
If memory serves correctly, wasn't Will Howard projected to be the 'manager' of the offense? Not a wunderkind, nor a top 10 draft pick, but someone that could successfully drive the team down the field. He was transfer portal. That turned out pretty well, methinks. Also thought we got Justin Field in the portal (from Georgia). Would imagine that Day would be looking for a Kenny Guiton, or a slew or others that joined the Buckeyes, knowing they'd be career backups at QB. As we all know, a player is just one injury away from starting. Yeah, we need massive experience in the QB room, with all three needing reps to help them develop.
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Lincoln Kienholz was disappointed he didn’t win Ohio State’s starting quarterback job, but that only made him hungrier to prove himself when he got his first opportunity to play this season.
That first opportunity came last weekend against Grambling State, and Kienholz took advantage of it. The third-year quarterback from South Dakota, who didn’t throw a pass in 2024 as Ohio State’s fourth-string quarterback, completed six of seven passing attempts for 71 yards and his first career touchdown pass while also running for 10 yards on two carries.
“I made the most of it. I went out there and just did the best I could, just trying to put the team in the best spot to go out and score,” Kienholz said. “I think overall, I did well. I think also there's one incompletion that I could have probably made, but other than that, it was solid.
“It honestly felt really fun just to go out there,” Kienholz added. “Just making the plays I did, scoring a touchdown and also just leading the team down every time I guess I was in and scoring, I think it was honestly really fun and I enjoyed it a lot.”
Kienholz, who met with the media on Wednesday for the first time since Julian Sayin won the starting quarterback job, admits it was hard to accept he wouldn’t be the Buckeyes’ starter this year. But Ohio State’s coaches have reminded their No. 2 quarterback that he’s just one play away from entering the game at all times, and the Buckeyes’ backup has taken that message to heart.
“I think it's really important to go out there and prepare like the starter,” Kienholz said. “I've talked to multiple coaches and they all say that I'm one play away from going in there, and they want me to be ready and just make the most of that opportunity.”
Just sayin': Sayin is a rs-Frosh and Kienholz is a rs-Soph. Lincoln's only chance to start now is if Sayin gets injured or somehow becomes ineligible, etc. I hope Lincoln doesn't end up transferring; however, his QB future at Ohio State could just be Kenny Guiton 2.0. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing; other notable backup QBs at Ohio State include Ron Maciejowski and Cardale Jones.
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OregonBuckeye
Semper Fi Buckeyes
I somewhat agree, but these are "kids" old enough to enlist in the military who also get paid hefty amounts of money to be trained to play in the NFL. We don't need to infantilize them either
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