Ohio State coach Ryan Day confirmed on Monday that Julian Sayin will be the team's starting quarterback for the 2025 season.

Ohio State football coach Ryan Day explains the Captains selection process during news conference August 18, 2025 at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State head coach Ryan Day is speaking to the media Monday at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center after the Buckeyes' second scrimmage of fall camp. Offensive coordinator Brian Hartline and defensive coordinator Matt Patricia are also expected to speak.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Anticipation is important for quarterbacks, and having played the position before, Ohio State football coach Ryan Day clearly still possesses the trait. In his opening statement during Monday’s press conference, Day got ahead of any questions asking him to comment on the NCAA’s punishment of Michigan for its sign-stealing scandal.

Will Ryan Day name a starting quarterback? Day, assistant coaches speak to media after practice at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center.

Ohio State head coach Ryan Day met with the media this week to provide another update to fall practice, including where the quarterback battle stands.

Ryan Day announced on Monday that redshirt freshman Julian Sayin would be the starting quarterback for Ohio State in the 2025 season.

It's been 2,087 days since Ohio State last beat Michigan, and that fact is never far from Ryan Day's mind. The countdown clock has been ticking inside the Woody Hayes Athletic Center since that inexcusable loss last November,