Ohio State football fans still can't get the answer they desperately want from Ryan Day.
In the fourth quarter of the victory over Indiana, the Buckeyes lost Julian Sayin to an arm injury. Sayin left the game in a sling, and Luke Fahey had to finish the game. Afterwards, Day said that the Ohio State Buckeyes would be without Sayin for several weeks.
However, Day has refused to say what the actual injury that Sayin is dealing with is. On Monday during Buckeye Roundtable, he was asked again what Sayin's status is. He refused to give any sort of update, only reiterating that he would be out for a while.
Ryan Day refuses to give update on Julian Sayin's injury
Day mentioned that the Buckeyes are still going through testing on his injury to determine the exact extent of how serious the injury is.
"It'll be at least several weeks. No update right now. They're still going through testing and meetings."
Day is usually extremely coy when it comes to injury updates. He doesn't like to give opponents any information on how long guys will be out. However, this is a pretty significant injury. If Sayin is out for the rest of the season. That's something that bettors should know, as well.
All we know at this point is that Sayin will be out for several weeks, and the Buckeyes will go with Luke Fahey. Perhaps Day will give more of an update during his press conference. However, Ohio State will have to figure out a way to make do with Fahey as the starter.
Fahey is a freshman who was a three-star recruit from the 2026 recruiting class. He is now tasked with leading the offense. He is going to need a lot of help from his teammates to make sure he can be successful. Ohio State's defense will need to pick things up, as well.
Julian Sayin is more likely to return to Ohio State next season
With this injury, there is a better chance that Sayin decides to return for his senior season in 2027. Had he finished out the rest of the year healthy, he could have been a first-round pick next year. With him missing several weeks, that likely changes the calculus for him.
Sayin could earn a lot of NIL money while staying in college, while trying to rebuild his draft stock with a healthy year. Quite frankly, it's a no-brainer to do that. Unless Sayin comes back and has a monster run during the College Football Playoff, he likely won't have a first-round grade next year.
If Sayin does return next year, that would solve the quarterback issue that Ohio State has next year. They likely would have had to decide between Fahey, Tavien St. Clair, or a Transfer Portal quarterback. If Sayin returns next year, there would be no question that he would start.
Even though Sayin played the worst game of his career against IU, Ohio State would still be better off with him starting next season. However, he's trying to get back on the field this year. Ohio State certainly needs him in order to win a national title.
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