June 21, 2026

Ohio State Buckeyes QB C.J. Stroud only to be used as emergency vs. Akron football because of shoulder injury, coach Ryan Day says


Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback C.J. Stroud will be used only in an emergency capacity on Saturday against Akron, coach Ryan Day announced on his weekly radio show on 97.1 FM The Fan. Stroud, according to Day, is nursing a shoulder injury, and the staff felt a week of rest would do the redshirt freshman some good as the Big Ten conference schedule approaches. “We’ll see how he’s feeling right now, see how he’s feeling today coming in, but there was still kind of this feeling that he had that he really couldn’t shake, and so maybe rest is something that would go a long way for him,” Day said. “And then allow some of these other guys to practice and move forward here. But, yeah, we’ll see, we’ll see how he’s doing, see how he’s feeling, and obviously his feedback is important. “If he’s ready to roll, let’s go. But I…

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