June 15, 2026

Backup QB McCord looking at big picture at Ohio State


Apr. 8—COLUMBUS — They say the most popular person in any football city is the backup quarterback. In this day and age, that might need to be amended to the backup quarterback who doesn’t transfer. Despite losing a pair of talented transfers, Ohio State’s quarterback room appears to be in great shape for now and the future. “I think you just have to see the bigger picture of it,” sophomore Kyle McCord said. A five-star talent coming out of Philadelphia St. Joseph’s High School a year ago, McCord established himself as the No. 2 quarterback for the Buckeyes last fall while C.J. Stroud took over as the starter. While they are back, the other two scholarship signal-callers from last season are gone. Jack Miller III transferred to Florida after Quinn Ewers returned to his home state to play for the Texas Longhorns. That leaves Stroud the starter, McCloud his backup…

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