Ohio State coach Ryan Day has named C.J. Stroud the Buckeyes’ starting quarterback for the season-opener against Minnesota on Sept. 2. On Monday, Day said that Stroud, a redshirt freshman from California, had emerged as the leader in the competition with fellow redshirt freshman Jack Miller and true freshman Kyle McCord. On Friday, Stroud secured the job in a long scrimmage at Ohio Stadium that coaches likened to a preseason game. “The whole goal was, ‘Who’s game-ready? Who’s ready to go play in this game?'” Day said. “And I thought we had a bunch of guys who are getting ready — not everybody. But this was kind of that line of demarcation of where everybody’s at. C.J. graded out a champion and played really well in that game, and I think he’s solidified his spot. “I’m excited about what I’ve seen in camp. There’s been a lot of flashes of really good…
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