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QB Prentiss "Air" Noland (transfer to South Carolina)

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MGMT said:
i only watched the throw on the left side; I’m not a coach of course but it looks like he has a really slight hitch or delay when he winds back to throw — or am I imagining things?
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In my semi-trained eye I see he doesn’t have the arm “whip” that most slingers have. He has a stiff “heave” motion. That doesn’t mean he can’t throw it with accuracy and strength but the heave motion is slower to release therefore putting more pressure on him to read faster

In the FWIW category, Bryce Young (and CJ) both have whip motions. So it can go both ways.

In watching Noland’s motion, it seems close to JT Barrett’s. High elbow heave…..but could be very productive
 
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DaveyBoy said:
In my semi-trained eye I see he doesn’t have the arm “whip” that most slingers have. He has a stiff “heave” motion. That doesn’t mean he can’t throw it with accuracy and strength but the heave motion is slower to release therefore putting more pressure on him to read faster

In the FWIW category, Bryce Young (and CJ) both have whip motions. So it can go both ways.

In watching Noland’s motion, it seems close to JT Barrett’s. High elbow heave…..but could be very productive
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JT was literally my first thought - not saying the accuracy or strength is similar but the motion - is so similar. I’d argue JT’s was even slower; that dude looked like a pitcher winding up at times.

Good stuff
 
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ShowMeBuck said:
Awfully quiet around here
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Air is still getting acclimated, he could still be in high school getting ready for prom right now. Reality is that the Sayin vs Noland battle for a starting job (amongst others) really begins next spring. Air is good to get his boots in the ground now and learn the offense even if Sayin is showing out earlier on big plays. When that time to battle comes though, it's going to be a fun battle to watch. Two very different QBs with diverse skill sets, I hope we see a lot of them both in the Spring Game.
 
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IMMEDIATE IMPACT​

One of five scholarship quarterbacks currently on the roster, Noland's first season at Ohio State will be one to master the playbook, develop as a passer and put some more muscle on his lean 6-foot-2, 192-pound frame.

Noland has the skill set to showcase his talent and make a name for himself in due time, but he currently seems to be at the bottom of the depth chart behind Will Howard, Devin Brown, Lincoln Kienholz and Sayin, who transferred into Ohio State in January after initially signing with Alabama. As such, Noland likely won't see the field much, if at all, as a freshman, though that could change if other quarterbacks transfer out of Ohio State following this spring.

LONG-TERM IMPACT​

With Howard having only one remaining year of eligibility combined with the possibility of Brown and/or Kienholz entering the transfer portal, the 2025 starting quarterback job could end up being a competition between Noland and Sayin, two of the top quarterbacks in the 2024 class, both of whom enrolled early at Ohio State.

While Sayin appears to be ahead of Noland so far, especially after Sayin became the first freshman quarterback to lose his black stripe during the spring, Noland said before spring practice started that he isn't afraid of the competition, even with a player who was ranked ahead of him in his recruiting class.

“Julian pushes me, and I push him,” Noland told Eleven Warriors in early March. “We were buddies at Elite 11, where he came out and won it. But now we’ll get to put on the pads and whatnot. We’re gonna see each other the same way we saw each other at the Elite 11, but now we are teammates. We’ll have to compete. We will be teammates who will push each other every day. We will battle, and we will have competitive excellence toward each other. That’s what being the best of buddies and true teammates means.”

Noland could eventually overtake Sayin on the depth chart as the pair continue to develop both on and off the field, but it could be a tough climb given what has already taken place. Then again, competition brings out the best in some players, and it could do the same for Noland as his time continues in Columbus.

“Iron sharpens iron. It’s gonna be a fierce competition this spring,” Day said on Feb. 7. “That’s good. It’s healthy. If you don’t want to compete, Ohio State is probably not the right place for you. It makes everybody in that room better. They will embrace it.”

In the end, though, if Noland can't beat out Sayin on the depth chart, he might not get the opportunity to be Ohio State's starting quarterback until his senior season, if at all.
 
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Air, just remember the homily about the Tortoise and the Hare. It's not how you start the race, but how you finish it. Just keep doing what got you there, and let the chips fall how they may. The talent's there (I actually thought he outplayed Sayin), but mayhaps Sayin came from a more polished HS program. Truly believe this story has a long way to go before it's written, and can't wait to get to the ending.
 
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