Ohio State is one-third of the way through spring football practice, and the biggest question of March remains as much of a mystery as ever. C.J. Stroud, Jack Miller and Kyle McCord are battling to succeed Justin Fields as the Buckeyes’ starting quarterback. No front-runner has emerged after five practices, and coach Ryan Day still speaks of the candidates in generalities. There are no tea leaves to read because the leaves themselves haven’t had much chance to bloom. “The competition’s open, and guys are competing every day,” Day said of his quarterbacks in a conference call Monday. The Buckeyes have installed only their first- and second-down plays, he said. Installation of third-down plays will start Wednesday. In other words, this likely will be a long process before Day settles on his quarterback. He said it might linger even beyond the 2021 season-opener at Minnesota. “I’d love to sit here and…
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