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Ahead of Saturday’s highly-anticipated season-opening showdown between No. 1 Texas and No. 3 Ohio State in Columbus, former Buckeyes quarterback CJ Stroud joined ESPN’s First Take on Tuesday morning to discuss his expectations for his alma mater.

College Football News / Athlon Sports / August 19

Ohio State HC Ryan Day Sends Message on Lincoln Kienholz Amid Julian Sayin News

The Ohio State Buckeyes will be ready to go in Week 1 against the Texas Longhorns, and they know who will be the starting quarterback to begin the season.

Ohio State Buckeyes News / Ohio State Buckeyes on SI / August 18

Ohio State's Ryan Day Reveals How Lincoln Kienholz Reacted To Starting QB News

The No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes have their starting quarterback. It was a tough battle and a close contest, but head coach Ryan Day announced on Monday that redshirt freshman Julian Sayin beat out redshirt sophomore Lincoln Kienholz for the starting gig.

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Ohio State Buckeyes News / Total Apex Sports / August 18

Ohio State Buckeyes Name Starting Quarterback As They Prepare For 2025 Season Opener

The waiting is over in Columbus. After months of speculation and a grueling quarterback competition that stretched from spring practice through fall camp, Ryan Day finally made the call that Buckeye Nation has been dying to hear.

Ohio State Buckeyes News / EasySportz / August 17

Ohio State Season Preview: Are The Buckeyes Reloading for a Repeat?

The Ohio State Buckeyes enter the 2025 season as the reigning national champions and a consensus top-three team. Despite losing a significant amount of talent to the NFL, including a number of first-round picks, head coach Ryan Day has reloaded the roster with elite talent through recruiting and the transfer portal.

Ohio State Buckeyes News / Ohio State Buckeyes on SI / August 11

Ohio State QB Coach Drops Strong Claim on Lincoln Kienholz

The Ohio State Buckeyes currently have a very compelling quarterback battle underway in camp, as Lincoln Kienholz seems to be giving Julian Sayin a run for his money.

College Football News / College Football Talk / August 8

Ohio State’s QB competition between Julian Sayin and Lincoln Kienholz remains too close to call

After the first quarter of Ohio State’s preseason practices, the competition between Julian Sayin and Lincoln Kienholz for the starting quarterback spot remains too close to call.

College Football News / NCAA Football on ClutchPoints / August 8

Ohio State football’s Lincoln Kienholz reveals advantage in intense QB battle

The Ohio State football program is gearing up for one of its most intriguing quarterback battles in recent memory, with redshirt sophomore Lincoln Kienholz and Alabama transfer Julian Sayin locked in a neck-and-neck race.

College Football News / Athlon Sports / July 31

Ryan Day Sets Clear Expectations for Julian Sayin and Lincoln Kienholz Amid QB Battle

Ohio State’s quarterback competition is underway in Columbus, and head coach Ryan Day isn’t leaving much up for interpretation. Speaking with reporters at the start of preseason camp, Day outlined exactly what he’s looking for in his next starting quarterback.

College Football News / Land-Grant Holy Land / July 24

Despite uncertain role, Lincoln Kienholz is important to Ohio State’s offense this year

Even if the third-year quarterback doesn’t win the starting quarterback job, he provides valuable depth behind Julian Sayin. One thing Ryan Day has done a great job at since arriving in Columbus is developing quarterbacks.

College Football News / NCAA Football on ClutchPoints / July 22

Ohio State football’s Ryan Day updates QB battle between Julian Sayin, Lincoln Kienholz

Ohio State football head coach Ryan Day gave an update on the close starting quarterback competition between Julian Sayin and Lincoln Kienholz. The Buckeyes are coming off a trying regular season, by their standards, that ended in a dominant run to their ninth national championship.

College Football News / NCAA Football on ClutchPoints / July 10

Predicting Ohio State football QB battle between Julian Sayin, Lincoln Kienholz

The 2025 college football season is almost here. The offseason in this sport is one that feels like forever, as the cold winter months last a lifetime.

College Football News / Athlon Sports / April 29

Historic College Football Program Disrespected in New Rankings

The Ohio State Buckeyes will be running this season with three quarterbacks in the room: Julian Sayin, Lincoln Kienholz, and Tavien St. Clair. They also have wideout Jeremiah Smith.

College Football News / Athlon Sports / April 13

Ohio State’s Quarterback Race Just Got Interesting

The Ohio State Buckeyes' spring Game was on April 12, which further intensified the starting quarterback battle. Lincoln Kienholz was given the start after his performance in the practice earlier this month.

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College Football News / Land-Grant Holy Land / April 8

Ohio State’s Sayin, Kienholz likely to battle for quarterback job into fall

All the Buckeye news thats fit to re-print. Look, we get it. Your days are busy and you don’t have time to read all of the stories and tweets from the three dozen websites dedicated to covering Ohio State athletics, or the 237 Buckeye beat writers churning out hot takes and #content on a daily basis.

College Football News / CFB-HQ on SI / April 7

Ohio State QB battle is 'neck and neck' between Sayin, Kienholz

Ohio State is one of several college football teams with a high-profile quarterback competition this spring , and it apparently looks to be a two-man race, with the Buckeyes’ blue-chip new arrival sitting in third.

Ohio State Buckeyes News / Ohio State Buckeyes on SI / April 6

Ohio State Buckeyes QB Might Be Making a Push for the Starting Job

Saturday’s spring practice for the Ohio State Buckeyes was fully open to students and media. Typically, media members cannot view an entire practice, but Saturday had more of a scrimmage feel to it and many were allowed to watch and record what they saw.

College Football News / Athlon Sports / March 16