Julian Sayin says he “made the right decision” to transfer to Ohio State in January and is excited to develop under the tutelage of Ryan Day and Chip Kelly in 2024.
Rewinding the clocks back to mid-December, not even the most staunch of scarlet and gray supporters could have forecasted Julian Sayin would wind up in Columbus one month later., only took one visit to Ohio State throughout his entire recruitment: a recruiting camp after his freshman season. Ryan Day didn’t even offer Sayin until January 2023, a month after the Buckeyes needed to expand their recruiting board following the decommitment of eventual Nebraska quarterback Dylan Raiola.
Then, on Jan. 12, Sayin was thrown a curveball: Nick Saban, arguably the greatest coach in college football history and his main reason for playing for the Crimson Tide, was retiring. Sayin, along with the rest of his Alabama teammates, were shocked by the news. “When I entered the portal, I knew coach Day, we had a great relationship throughout the recruiting process,” Sayin told reporters Tuesday. “And then Bill O’Brien was actually the offensive coordinator here at the time and I had a strong relationship with him. I came here, and then coach Kelly came here and I had a good relationship with him too being from California and being recruited by UCLA.
“I feel like I’m just taking it one day at a time, just trying to take the meeting to the field like coach Day always tells me,” Sayin said. “Taking coaching points that coach Day and coach Kelly give me and also learning from older guys like Will and Devin. They’ve played a lot of football, so I’m just taking pointers from them. I’m trying to put it all out on the field.”
Will Howard is still the clear favorite to be OSU’s starting quarterback, but it’s not out of the question that Sayin could beat out Devin Brown for the Buckeyes’ No. 2 spot on the depth chart assuming Howard wins the job outright.
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