The Ohio State football team continues to have some important positional battles as training camp starts to heat up. No positional battle is more important than the one at quarterback, which is between Julian Sayin and Linocln Kienholz. Both of them believe they can win the job.
It has been a back-and-forth affair since Spring practice. At times, it looked like Sayin was going to win the job without too many issues. At other times, Kienholz looked like the better quarterback. Consistency is what Day is looking for from his quarterbacks before he names a starter.
After a strong third day of Fall camp, the Ohio State Buckeyes might have an official leader in the clubhouse for that starting job. Sayin had a stellar day, potentially opening up the possibility that he is named the starter in a couple of weeks, which is when Day likely will make the final call.
Ohio State football player Julian Sayin takes the lead in the battle for the starting QB job
The Buckeyes have loved Sayin's talent since the moment he transferred to Ohio State. As a former five-star recruit, he has all of the tools needed to be successful, including a rocket for an arm. The only issue is his size, which is not prototypical for a quarterback.
Sayin's job is a lot easier when he can throw the ball to guys like Jeremiah Smith. Smith is the best player in college football, so it doesn't really matter which quarterback is throwing him the ball. He's going to make it so that he's a playmaker no matter what.
It's still very early in Fall camp, but Sayin was always expected to win this job. With how well he reportedly looked on Saturday, he's got a chance to open up a lead that he won't relinquish to Kienholz for the rest of the preseason.