The Ohio State football team is counting on Julian Sayin to be the best player on the roster next season. In his first year as a starter, Sayin was able to be a Heisman Finalist, which shows just how good he was. While the season didn't end as he wanted it to, the Buckeyes believe he has room to grow.
Heading into year two, the expectations for Sayin will be higher than ever before. He will be looked at as the leader of the Ohio State Buckeyes, not just a wild card. He will now be expected to help the team win games as opposed to being a game manager.
Head coach Ryan Day made it clear that the Buckeyes have full faith in him being able to do that. In a recent interview, Day let everyone know that the entire roster and coaching staff have faith that Sayin will be able to not just lead the Buckeyes, but excel as well.
Ryan Day has faith Julian Sayin is the right QB to lead Ohio State
In an interview with Jim Rome, Day says that he has a lot of faith in the ability of Sayin to keep growing, even as next season goes along.
"There's not many guys his age with one year of playing that have made it to New York City...For his first year as a starter, he did a lot of great things. This is one of the few times in my career that I've had a quarterback come back to play for two years in a row...The best quarterbacks are the ones that do that: they get better year after year, and as we've all seen, experience in college football matters."
Day understands that Sayin lacked experience, and now that he has that, the Buckeyes should be able to play better in the games late in the season that they struggled in. Sayin's worst games were in the Big Ten Championship and the Cotton Bowl, two of the games they needed to win to help complete their goals.
Ohio State is going to be one of the favorites to win it all next season.