Buckeyes to start K-State transfer Howard at QB
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Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior Citizen WriterAug 15, 2024, 01:11 PM ET
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- College football reporter.
- Signed up with ESPN.com in 2008.
- Graduate of Northwestern University.Ohio State will begin Will Howard, a
transfer from Kansas State, at quarterback to open the 2024 season, coach Ryan Day revealed Thursday.Howard, who started 28 games for Kansas State and helped the Wildcats to the 2022 Big 12 title, was the front-runner for the Buckeyes ‘beginning task but had been contending in preseason camp with Devin Brown and others. Brown likewise took on eventual starter Kyle McCord, who has since moved to Syracuse, for the beginning job last summer season. Alabama transfer Julian Sayin and others remained in the mix, but No. 2 Ohio State will go with Howard for its Aug. 31 opener versus Akron.Editor’s Picks 2 Associated “We’re really delighted about Will being the starter,”Day said. “He has actually truly taken command of the offense. You feel him in the huddle, you
feel his experience. He did a truly good task of changing his body in the offseason, so he’s become a hazard, both with his legs and with his arm. The more he understands what he’s doing out there … he’s really executing extremely well. “The 6-foot-4, 235-pound Howard set a Kansas State record with 48 profession goal passes and tied the team’s single-season mark with 24 TD passes last fall. He has
5,786 career passing yards and has actually represented 67 overall goals. Howard announced his transfer to Ohio State in early January.Day said Brown, a junior with 8 profession looks, will be Ohio State’s backup quarterback, although Sayin is still a contender for the No. 2 task. Sayin, ESPN’s No. 9 recruit in the 2024 class, moved from Alabama to Ohio State in January.Howard separated himself from the other competitors during the past seven to 10 days of camp, Day said.”Will’s earned it, “first-year offensive coordinator Chip Kelly said.
“We undoubtedly grade whatever, and Will graded out the highest.”