Ohio State football: Could the Buckeyes use a two QB system?

It hasn’t been done since the days of Todd Boeckman and Terrelle Pryor, but could the Ohio State football team opt for a two-quarterback system in 2021?

The old adage is if you have two quarterbacks, you really have none. That was certainly true in 2015 when the Buckeyes had a question of whether to start J.T. Barrett or Cardale Jones. A true quarterback system hasn’t been used by Ohio State since 2008.

Now that Justin Fields is gone, the Buckeyes don’t have a true starting quarterback. None of their backups have thrown a single college pass. There will be a three-way battle for the starting job in the Fall. But could two of them end up winning?

It’s not as crazy as it sounds. If C.J. Stroud and Jack Miller end up playing neck and neck in Fall practice, Ryan Day could opt to use two quarterbacks for a little bit until one stands out in a game. They both have similar skill sets, so they could both run the same offense.

This doesn’t leave Kyle McCord out of the picture. McCord has the strongest arm of them all. He is more of a prototypical dropback passer. Having him mix in with either of the other two guys would give Ohio State a nice contrast and would be tough for defenses to handle.

Of course, I wouldn’t advise doing this during too many games. This might only be advisable in the opener against Minnesota. Their next game is against Oregon, who might be the best team in the Pac-12. Trying to figure out who your quarterback against a team like that doesn’t bode well.

Day is smart enough to know what he has in his quarterback room. It’s a high probability that at least two quarterbacks play in the opener. The question is whether or not he would consider a true 50/50 split with any of his QB’s. I don’t think it’s a horrible idea early in the season.