College football’s most accurate passer is showing no signs of slowing down or completing his passes on a less regular basis. Julian Sayin led #1 Ohio State to a 38-14 win over Penn State on Saturday in the Shoe. Sayin, who came into the game completing 79.5% of his passes, completed 87% of them. He was 20 of 23 for 316 yards and four touchdown passes. Sayin had more touchdown passes than he did incompletions.
𝐁𝟏𝐆 Freshman of the Week, @juliansayin2 💯 pic.twitter.com/zhlh0fLTN2
— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) November 3, 2025
This was enough to get him Big Ten Freshman of the Week for the fourth time this season. Sayin previously brought home that award for his play in Ohio State's wins over Grambling State, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and now Penn State. He also won the overall Big Ten Player of the Week award against Wisconsin
Who he’s throwing to is his detractors' first argument against him. They can’t name anyone who’d be doing better in his shoes, and I’ve seen plenty of first-round draft picks have a quarterback miss them regularly.
Carnell Tate and Jeremiah Smith are insanely good, but they aren’t the only ones catching the ball. Ohio State is doing something this season that is very irregular for them, and that’s utilizing the tight end. Buckeye tight ends have five touchdown grabs this season. Sayin also does the little things right, the things that show he’s an elite player.
Julian Sayin has 176 completions on 218 attempts. The sniping Sayin is completing 80.7% of his passes. He’s racked up 2,188 yards and tossed 24 touchdown passes. He’s averaging 22 completions on about 27 attempts, 273 yards, and three touchdowns per game. If he averages 240 yards and two touchdown passes the rest of the way, he’ll finish Ohio State’s 13 promised games with 3,388 yards and 34 touchdown passes.
Those numbers will be enough to make Julian Sayin not only a likely candidate for Big Ten Player of the Year, but a Heisman finalist, too. If the Buckeyes make a run in the College Football Playoff, Sayin would likely finish with over 4,000 yards, over 40 touchdowns, and Ohio State would achieve college football immortality.