Will Howard still has to win the starting job for Ohio State , but he’s won over Ryan Day before even taking a live rep in the Scarlett and Red.
Howard, who joins the Buckeyes after a four-year stay with Kansas State , is the hopeful missing link in securing a win over Michigan and into the postseason. Yes, Devin Brown, Lincoln Kienholz and blue-chip freshmen Julian Sayin and Air Noland remain in the hunt for the title of QB1.
Day, however, couldn’t stop listing the positives that the 6-5, 242-pound quarterback provides.
“I like his competitiveness,” Day said Wednesday during Early Signing Period. “I like his toughness. (Strength coach) Mick (Marotti) would tell you he sees that every day in the weight room right now.”
Howard might have left Manhattan to pave the way for Avery Johnson to start, but he’s a proven winner. He guided the Wildcats to their first Big 12 title since 2003 over eventual national champion runner-up and undefeated TCU. He picked up over a dozen wins and threw for over 4,000 yards.