A topic of interest as the 2025 season approaches is the quarterback room at Ohio State. One observer is optimistic about the possibility, while several are preoccupied about who will start the following season.
The program’s room was ranked 10th in all of college football by Max Chadwick of PFF, despite the room’s total of 34 collegiate passing attempts.
“Ohio State’s quarterback room is essentially the exact same as Alabama’s,” Chadwick stated. Both teams have two former five-star recruits and one former four-star, but neither has any starting experience. Julian Sayin, a redshirt freshman and the top-ranked quarterback in the 2024 class, is the favourite to start. He only lost to DJ Lagway. Tavien St. Clair, a true freshman, was also selected fourth overall in the 2025 cycle. Lincoln Kienholz, a redshirt sophomore, with a 72.2 passing grade on 24 career dropbacks and was a top-15 quarterback prospect in 2023.
Day had the good fortune to get Sayin and Will Howard through the transfer portal last year. In 2024, Howard contributed a wealth of knowledge to the room and helped guide the Buckeyes to a national championship. However, Sayin and Kienholz are currently the only quarterbacks left in the competition since Howard left for the NFL.
Keinholz was a four-star prospect straight out of high school who first committed to Washington but soon switched to Ohio State. Additionally, the redshirt sophomore has a genuine chance to replace Devin Brown and Air Noland as the Buckeyes’ starting position in 2025 after their departures.
