Ohio State football: Day shielding young quarterbacks

The Ohio State football team won’t divulge who the starting quarterback is until they truly compete this Fall, and Ryan Day is protecting each of his guys.

Throughout Ohio State’s spring practice, we heard from many Buckeye coaches and players. We heard from just about every position group but one. The quarterbacks are the only ones who have not met with the media. Ryan Day has talked of them often, but he has not allowed them to be questioned by the press.

It is obvious Day is shielding his young quarterbacks. This isn’t anything new. Last season the belief as to why he never released a weekly depth chart was because he didn’t want to list C.J. Stroud or Jack Miller ahead of one or the other.

The media pounces on things like this. Even if he had listed them as “C.J. Stroud OR Jack Miller” as we have seen done with other positions, there would have been endless speculation as to why they were listed that way. Considering another young quarterback (true freshman Kyle McCord) has been added to the equation, I’m not surprised at how Day kept them away from media sessions this spring.

Day has been adamant in his assertion there would not be a starter picked coming out of spring practice and they will be evaluated on all fifteen sessions, not just Saturday’s Spring Game. You know if any Stroud, Miller, and McCord were allowed to meet with the media, they would be endlessly grilled on the situation.

Stroud would be asked if he should be the starter. Miller would be asked if he’s falling behind and if he isn’t named the starter, will he transfer. McCord would be asked if he is ahead of Miller and does he think he can overtake Stroud. Day doesn’t want this and I don’t blame him a bit.

This isn’t a condemnation of the media by any means. They have a job to do. Buckeye fans are clamoring for a clue as to which of the three quarterbacks may have a nose in front and those people are trying to get that information for you.

But, Ryan Day has a job to do as well. His priority is doing what he feels is best for his football team. He obviously feels insulating his young quarterbacks from the endless questions, speculation, and scrutiny is the correct way to handle this situation. I have no problem with that.

Day knows his football team better than anyone of us in the media. Protecting these young quarterbacks is something he feels will allow them to progress without be poked and prodded for their opinion.

Be patient Ohio State football fans, we’ll know in a few months who is the next starting quarterback for our favorite college football team. For some reason I trust Ryan Day to know what’s best for his team.