The Buckeyes narrowly escaped Indiana two weeks ago after Julian Sayin went down with a devastating injury. What do we know about Luke Fahey and Tavien St. Clair? How good is USC?
These are all topics covered by Bill and Doug over the past two weeks. If you took the Buckeyes week off as a personal bye week, here is everything you need to catch up on to be prepared for the USC game.
My article pick this week
Luke Fahey, Tavien St. Clair Film Study: What do we know about Ohio State’s backup QBs?
COLUMBUS — Ohio State will have a new starting quarterback against USC on Saturday night. It will either be true freshman Luke Fahey or sophomore Tavien St. Clair. We have 72 combined snaps from both to analyze and determine what each player brings to the table and what the Buckeyes might emphasize depending on who gets the nod.
Bill reviewed every snap from Luke Fahey and Tavien St. Clair to break down what we know about the potential starting quarterbacks heading into USC. He analyzed their biggest strengths and weaknesses and gave his conclusion on who he thinks will get the starting nod.
My podcast pick this week
The state of Ohio State quarterbacks, lessons to be learned, and what the Buckeyes’ future QB plans should be, plus Whatcha (Subscriber Podcast)
On this Substack subscriber podcast, Bill and Doug further discuss where the Ohio State quarterback room stands and how it got there. Have there been missteps along the way, or is this just the reality of modern college football?
Other podcasts this week
When will Ohio State name a new QB? Latest on Luke Fahey/Tavien St. Clair, plus other injury updates
Re-ranking the Top 22 Ohio State Buckeyes for this season, putting Julian Sayin in context, plus Whatcha (Subscriber Podcast)
Betting the Buckeyes: Unders seem like the play for Ohio State-USC (Subscriber Podcast)
Ohio State vs. USC: Picks and Preview as Buckeyes take on the Trojans
Dueling Soundoffs: Doug on pass rush issues, Ohio State’s QB room, Julian Sayin’s future, and the run game rising up? (Subscriber Podcast)
Dueling Soundoffs: Bill on OSU’s QB plan, Luke Fahey, surprises and disappointments (Subscriber Podcast)
Sunday Soundoff: Elite Jay Timmons, stout OSU run D, big-picture questions, new QB plan (Subscriber Podcast)
How much Ohio State loses without Julian Sayin & how Buckeyes should handle new QB: Around the Shoe
Ohio State’s Julian Sayin out indefinitely; Tavien St. Clair, Luke Fahey will compete for QB1 job
Ohio State new record predictions, dangers of the USC game, and Buckeyes’ 2027 QB? Around the Shoe
Ohio State beats Indiana: BAD OT show live from Bloomington (Subscriber Podcast)
Ohio State survives Indiana 19-15; Julian Sayin will miss several weeks as Buckeyes win Top 5 game
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Other articles this week
Everything Ryan Day said about Ohio State’s quarterbacks and what it means
Ohio State at USC: Game theories and picks for the Buckeyes vs. Trojans, plus polls on your picks
Ohio State Game Prep: Buckeyes to watch, gameday plans, things we want to see
You do Around the Shoe: Danger of USC game, predicting the 2027 starting QB
A win, an injury, an opportunity and a new future for Ohio State football
Ohio State survives, wins Top 5 matchup over Indiana 19-15; Julian Sayin out several weeks
Ohio State CB Devin Sanchez says he’s playing the opponent and the refs: Fine, let him play them