Ohio State announces quarterback decision

Ohio State’s quarterback situation has been one of the biggest storylines in college football since Julian Sayin went down with an injury last month. And after back-to-back losses, many fans wanted to see a change. But Ryan Day isn’t ready to make one.

The Ohio State head coach said on Tuesday that Luke Fahey will remain the Buckeyes’ starting quarterback against Northwestern, though he said that former five-star recruit Tavien St. Clair is “one snap away.”

Fahey’s Struggles

Sayin suffered an arm injury in Ohio State’s win over Indiana on Oct. 17, and Fahey has since lost both of his starts. The Buckeyes fell 30-18 at USC and then blew a 14-0 lead in a 41-28 loss to Oregon on Saturday, dropping them to 6-3.

Fahey completed 36 of 50 passes for 360 yards with two touchdowns and an interception against Oregon. But 178 of those yards and both touchdowns came in the fourth quarter, when the game was already out of reach.

With Ohio State struggling, there’s been a lot of conversation about why Ohio State hasn’t looked to give its five-star sophomore a chance former Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer questioned why St. Clair didn’t get a chance.

“The quarterback is the one position that there’s only one thing that matters, and that’s get as much playing time as possible,” Meyer said on The Triple Option.

Meyer added that “the rest of the season, you’re riding Luke Fahey because you did not get this kid reps when you probably could have.”

‘One snap away’

On Tuesday, Day made it clear that he isn’t making a change yet as he announced that Fahey will continue to serve as the team’s starting quarterback.

“We’re just gonna do whatever we can to win the game. It gives us the best chance to win the game, what gives the team the best chance to win it,” Day said, via WBNS 10TV. “And when we go through the process of making that decision, it ultimately is my decision, but, you know, I go through a lot of different channels to make sure that I’m getting really good feedback on what everybody else is seeing because it’s a big decision.”

“Luke is going to be our quarterback this week and Tavien’s one snap away, and that mentality has got to be, continue to be his mentality and continue to grow,” Day continued. “If we can continue to improve in practice and build enough trust within practice, and we feel like he gives us the best chance to win, we’ll make that move. We’re not at that point right now.”

When asked if Ohio State owes it to itself to see what it has in St. Clair, Day said that the team will “continue to invest” in its young quarterbacks.

“But, you know, I don’t think that moment is right now,” Day said.

We’ll have to see how Fahey and the Buckeyes bounce back after the loss.

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