One of the things that Ryan Day likes to do is take a quarterback in every single recruiting class. Since he's been with the Ohio State football program, he has tried to bring in a QB every year. That's something that he feels strongly about, even when he has five-star recruits in the room.
Right now, Day has two five-star quarterbacks on the roster. Both Julian Sayin and Tavien St. Clair are former five-star guys. Even though St. Clair just came in this year, Day still wants to have a quarterback for the 2026 class. He just hasn't had one commit yet.
It looks like one specific QB could be the favorite to emerge for the Buckeyes. Luke Fahey, a four-star quarterback from California, could be the guy who slides in and emerges as the quarterback that the Ohio State Buckeyes take in this 2026 recruiting class.
Luke Fahey is emerging as the quarterback the Ohio State football team might take in the 2026 recruiting class
Fahey stands at just 6 feet and 185 pounds, so he's not the biggest quarterback in the world. He doesn't have a lot of the big boys after him at the moment, as Indiana, Ole Miss, and Oklahoma State are the other programs who are trying to land him.
Day deserves grace when it comes to his ability to evaluate quarterbacks. Other than the Kyle McCord season, Ohio State has had elite quarterback play every year he's been with the program. McCord was also a five-star recruit, so everyone would have taken him out of college.
If Fahey is the guy the Buckeyes decided to bring in, that would be good for both Sayin and St. Clair. They don't necessarily need to look over their shoulder at someone else when they will already be battling each other for the next couple of seasons.
We'll see if Fahey decides to choose the Buckeyes or if Ohio State decides to go in a different direction. Day will make sure that he gets a quarterback for this cycle no matter what. He knows how necessary it is.