COLUMBUS, Ohio — Kentucky ended its quarterback battle last Sunday when head coach Mark Stoops simultaneously announced that Will Levis had won the job and Joey Gatewood was entering the transfer portal. Tennessee’s four-man QB battle shrunk to three on Thursday when former starter Brian Maurer announced he was transferring. From Notre Dame to Georgia to Oregon to Miami, more and more major programs are starting transfers at quarterback, and at Ohio State, the Buckeyes are replacing two-year starter Justin Fields, who transferred from Georgia. So C.J. Stroud being named the starting quarterback for the opener against Minnesota by Ohio State coach Ryan Day on Saturday is only half the story. What about the quarterbacks who aren’t starting? Are they staying? I asked Day about that, citing some competitions at other schools that led to immediate transfers. He doesn’t believe that will be the case with the Buckeyes and the…
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