“Julian Sayin will be the starting quarterback against Texas,” Day said bluntly. “It was a close competition. I think both guys we all feel confident can win a game for us. I think Julian separated himself really over the last week with his consistent play.”

With Week 1 of the college football season less than two weeks away, the defending champion Ohio State Buckeyes officially named a starting quarterback on Monday. Head coach Ryan Day officially named former five-star recruit Julian Sayin as the team's starter after a neck-and-neck battle with Lincoln Kienholz.