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

SEC bias might be real, but it doesn't mean the conference will take over the CFP. Ohio State should be just as good as last year, if not even better.

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

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

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.

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,

This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/ohiostate as Analyst Explains Why There's Pressure On Ohio State To Get QB Competition Right . This is a huge fall camp period for Ryan Day and the No. 3-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes.