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Kyle McCord named Ohio State starting quarterback over Devin Brown

Ohio State head coach Ryan Day named third-year quarterback Kyle McCord the starter moving forward.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Buckeyes officially have their QB 1. 

In his weekly press conference Tuesday, Ohio State head coach Ryan Day named third-year quarterback Kyle McCord the starter moving forward.

Day said Devin Brown will still play, but that McCord has "really stepped up and deserves to be the starter."

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McCord threw for three touchdowns in the first half of Ohio State's 35-7 win over Youngstown State last week. He was 14 for 20 for 258 yards for the game.

It was a solid bounce-back for McCord and the Buckeyes' offense against a lesser opponent after a shaky opener at Indiana.

"Regardless of the opponent, when you play in Ohio Stadium, you get your second chance and you see how people are gonna react," Day said. "[McCord] was a lot more poised in this game than the first one. I think that's natural, so we'll see if we can build on that."

Devin Brown, a sophomore, got the first significant playing time of his career against Youngstown State last week, completing 7 of 13 passes for 101 yards.

Ohio State's 2023 schedule:

  • Sept. 2 – at Indiana | W 23-3
  • Sept. 9 – Youngstown State | W 35-7
  • Sept. 16 – Western Kentucky (4 p.m.; FOX)
  • Sept. 23 – at Notre Dame (7:30 p.m.; NBC & Peacock)
  • Sept. 30 – Off 
  • Oct. 7 – Maryland/Homecoming (noon/3:30 p.m./4 p.m.; TBD)
  • *Oct. 14 – at Purdue
  • *Oct. 21 – Penn State 
  • *Oct. 28 – at Wisconsin
  • *Nov. 4 – at Rutgers
  • Nov. 11 – Michigan State (7:30 p.m.; NBC)
  • *Nov. 18 – Minnesota
  • Nov. 25 – at Michigan (noon; FOX) 
  • Dec. 2 – Big Ten Championship Game (8 p.m.; FOX)

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