Ohio State head coach Ryan Day announced that Julian Sayin was going to be the starting quarterback for Week 1 against the Texas Longhorns.

Ryan Day believes Ohio State will still need Lincoln Keinholz despite naming Julian Sayin the starting quarterback.

Ohio State football coach Ryan Day explains the Captains selection process during news conference August 18, 2025 at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center

Ryan Day announced on Monday that redshirt freshman Julian Sayin would be the starting quarterback for Ohio State in the 2025 season.

The Ohio State Buckeyes won the 2024-25 national title by playing sound football in all three phases, but it was their special teams that cost them dearly in an end of the regular season loss to arch rival Michigan.

Will Ryan Day name a starting quarterback? Day, assistant coaches speak to media after practice at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center.

Ohio State cornerback Jermaine Mathews was a top backup last year. Now he's ready to become a starter and a leader for the Buckeyes.

It's been 2,087 days since Ohio State last beat Michigan, and that fact is never far from Ryan Day's mind. The countdown clock has been ticking inside the Woody Hayes Athletic Center since that inexcusable loss last November,