Ryan Day spoke to reporters for 40 minutes on Tuesday. The Ohio State football coach did not refer by name to any of the three players who’ll battle to succeed Justin Fields at quarterback. With Fields off to the NFL, redshirt freshmen C.J. Stroud and Jack Miller will compete with true freshman Kyle McCord for the position. Deliberate or not, Day not saying their names could be a sign of just how wide open the competition is as spring practice starts Friday and that no one should be perceived to be the leader. “I don’t think anything has stood out yet because we just haven’t been on the field,” Day said. Last spring, the Buckeyes got in only a couple of practices before the pandemic shut everything down. This year, the expectation is for a full spring, though with COVID-19 precautions. Day said the practice reps will be divided as equally as…
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