Day said that the staff took a straw poll, and "It was almost split right down the middle." There is still a chance both play Week 1 at Indiana. Both graded out as "champions" during Saturday's scrimmage, Day said.
Kyle McCord will be QB1 on Saturday. pic.twitter.com/Y2hWw9wPUM— Eleven Warriors (@11W) August 29, 2023
"This was always Kyle McCord's job to lose from where I'm sitting."@RJ_Young on Ohio State QB Kyle McCord being named the week 1 starter vs. Indiana ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/1kgecqazbE— The Number One College Football Show (@numberoneshow) September 1, 2023
Ryan Day said Tristan Gebbia would be the next quarterback in the game after Kyle McCord and Devin Brown, but he likes what he’s seen from Lincoln Kienholz and would like to see Kienholz have an opportunity to get into a game this season.— Dan Hope (@Dan_Hope) September 7, 2023
Ryan Day meeting with the media now.Day says he wants to look at the film first before making a decision on whether Kyle McCord will be the sure-fire starting quarterback going forward, but he was impressed with how McCord played.— Dan Hope (@Dan_Hope) September 9, 2023
Ryan Day on Ohio State's quarterback battle between Kyle McCord and Devin Brown: "We decided that Kyle is going to be the starter," he said. "We're going to go ahead and make that distinction." Kyle McCord is Ohio State's full-time QB1.