An Ohio State player is the Big Ten Freshman of the Week for the fourth week in a row as Kyle McCord receives the award following his debut game against Akron.
17 of Ohio State's 23 scholarship freshmen play against the Zips, Kyle McCord starts, Tyleik Williams wrecks backfields and TreVeyon Henderson averages a first down per carry.
Kyle McCord made the most of his first career start and Ohio State's defensive line overwhelmed Akron to key a 59-7 win over the Zips last night in Ohio Stadium.
Kyle McCord overcame a rough first series to throw for 319 yards in his Ohio State debut, which Ryan Day expects to be a valuable learning experience for the freshman QB.
Ohio State head coach Ryan Day addressed the K'Vaughan Pope controversy, and Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Haskell Garrett and others discussed Kyle McCord and the Buckeye defense.
With Kyle McCord or Jack Miller starting at quarterback, the Buckeyes will host Akron in their final non-conference game of the regular season on Saturday night.
Kyle McCord or Jack Miller will start at quarterback against Akron due to C.J. Stroud's shoulder injury, though Stroud will be available in an “emergency capacity.”
Ryan Day wants Kyle McCord and Jack Miller to play against Akron, but the plan is for C.J. Stroud to start the game even as he continues to battle a shoulder injury.
As the Buckeyes' quarterback competition continues, Kyle McCord becomes the seventh member of Ohio State's freshman class of 2021 to have his black stripe removed.
The C.J. Stroud-Kyle McCord-Jack Miller quarterback competition continues with Ryan Day expecting to have "pretty good feel" of who'll win it by the weekend.
C.J. Stroud, Kyle McCord and Jack Miller are already poised to cash in on their name, image and likeness even though Ohio State hasn't named a starting quarterback yet.