Julian Sayin is out, and Ohio State is leaning on Luke Fahey, a freshman who went 0-for-2 against the Hoosiers. Sayin hurt his right arm in the fourth quarter of the 19-15 win at Indiana, and Ryan Day now says he is out indefinitely. Fahey, who beat out five-star Tavien St. Clair for the backup job, is the favorite to start at USC on October 31. Former Michigan associate coach Biff Poggi says Ohio State can’t just plug him in and hope.
During his appearance on the Jim Rome Show, Poggi said the Ohio State offense Fahey inherits isn’t easy to manage because it’s not built to grind out tough yards and rely on a power running game. Day says the Buckeyes are building a plan for the rest of the regular season and the postseason without Sayin.
“It’s something that honestly, if you look at Ohio State, the way they’ve scored points this year, they’ve scored them outside of the red zone,” Poggi said on the Jim Rome show. “So in other words, a lot of big plays from Sayin to number four, and they’re very explosive. They’ve got other guys who are explosive too.”…