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Week 1 of the college football season delivers a tremendous quarterback showdown between Ohio State’s Julian Sayin and Texas’ Arch Manning. The Buckeyes named Sayin their starter Monday, bringing an end to a lengthy and tight position battle between him, Lincoln Kienholz and Tavien St. Clair. With the clarity at Ohio State finalizing the matchup between a pair of former five-star recruits in the season-opening showdown with Texas, Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian offered an initial scouting report on his Week 1 opponent.
Sarkisian is quite familiar with Sayin. He extended a scholarship offer to the former No. 20 overall recruit just months into his Texas tenure and pursued him up to his commitment to Alabama. Sayin, of course, lasted just a few weeks in Tuscaloosa before he transferred to Ohio State as a true freshman.
“Ton of respect for Julian,” Sarkisian said. “We recruited him hard here. He was a very gifted passer, really good player. Came to camp with us, I think, two years in a row. We got a lot of familiarity with him. Obviously a California kid, his high school coach and whatnot. Very good player. Elite passer. Very good arm talent. Very quick release. Really accurate guy. Obviously he’s got great weapons around him. He’s the type of guy that can utilize those weapons in a good system. So it poses a heck of a challenge.”
Ohio State names Julian Sayin starting quarterback: Former five-star to lead Buckeyes in 2025 opener vs. Texas
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Author : Carter Bahns
Publish date : 2025-08-18 17:10:00
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