Ryan Day thinks Indiana will 'challenge' Ohio State on Saturday but said the Buckeyes 'have a plan' for the Hoosiers, who have several impact freshmen and transfers in 2023.
With Ohio State's 2023 season opener on Saturday, Ryan Day took to the airwaves to preview his team's matchup with Indiana at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington.
Day said Ohio State's preseason camp was great from start to finish. He was pleased with how his players competed across the four weeks: "There has been some great competition." As for how that competition impacts playing time on Saturday, Day said, "The guys who deserve to play will play." On how McCord or Brown can win the QB competition in the season's early weeks:"There will be learning moments. Whoever can learn faster and grow faster will allow us the best opportunity to win.""They have to lead the team down the field – however that looks.""They are in a hurry to get on the field," Day said. He looks forward to seeing how Josh Simmons, Donovan Jackson, Carson Hinzman, Matt Jones and Josh Fryar perform against the Hoosiers.
Day said Harrison's best quality is that"he wants to compete" because that drives him to be one of the best players in the country."He is poised to have a great season again."Day said he is thrilled to have Tommy Eichenberg, Cade Stover and Johnson as Ohio State's three captains this summer. He believes those three players have established themselves as the clear leaders of the Buckeyes' locker room ahead of 2023.
Day said he was blessed to be around Boston College when Luke Kuechley was a middle linebacker for the Eagles. He sees a lot of Keuchley in Eichenberg. He thinks that if Eichenberg can play to the best of his ability for the second consecutive season, he can have a similar impact to the former Boston College standout in his college career.
Day said Gee Scott Jr. has impressed him a lot in preseason camp:"Gee has had a good August. I'm excited to see him. He will be out there."On Jelani Thurman:"Jelani Thurman is a really talented young guy that we have. He has been learning a lot."Frye called the offseason a"ton of fun" but said Ohio State is ready to face another opponent. He shared that the Buckeyes mindset the past few weeks has been,"Let's get to the game.
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