This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/ohiostate as Why It Was Important For Ryan Day To Name Julian Sayin Starting QB For Texas Game.

Ryan Day believes Ohio State will still need Lincoln Keinholz despite naming Julian Sayin the starting quarterback.

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,

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

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

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.

Lincoln Kienholz will be the backup to Julian Sayin at Ohio State, at least in Week 1 against No. 1-ranked Texas.

Ohio State football head coach Ryan Day is running out of time to decide who this year's starting quarterback will be.

Dozens of non-conference matchups could be at risk if the CFP negotiations lead to an outcome that makes the Big Ten wary.