COLUMBUS, Ohio — Quarterback is taking a back seat during Ohio State’s offseason for the third time since Ryan Day became the head coach.
Day can go through the next six months without having to worry about announcing who will start, thanks to the luxury of a returner whose description is very similar to the last two times he had a Year 2 starter with Justin Fields in 2020 and C.J. Stroud in 2022. The hierarchy is practically set, making these 15 spring practices starting March 10 more about how the room is growing as a whole than about one person winning a battle.
That objective still comes with necessary questions for all four players in it to answer. A room featuring a redshirt senior, a redshirt sophomore, a redshirt freshman and a true freshman has played a combined 956 snaps. Even with a clear QB1 that isn’t a room either Day, new offensive coordinator Arthur Smith or quarterback coach Billy Fessler can feel completely comfortable with right now…