Ohio State lands Will Howard

    With concerns about the quarterbacking situation at Ohio State, Ryan Day had to have some questions about dipping into the transfer pool before the Cotton Bowl.

After Devin Brown's ankle injury early in the game, the worries became larger and forced Day into making a decision for 2024 that could cost the Buckeyes both Devin Brown and potentially Lincoln Kienholz.

The decision to add transfer quarterback Will Howard, late of Kansas State, may have been one that Day didn't want to make but it was one that he had to make.

The 6'5 242 pound Howard threw for over 2,600 yards last season with 24 touchdowns against ten interceptions, completing sixty-one percent of his tosses for the Wildcats.

Howard also ran for 351 yards with nine rushing scores, so Howard is far more mobile than last year's starter Kyle McCord but he's not perfect with a tendency to force the ball into coverage.

I'm seeing some snarkiness that Howard is similar to Kyle McCord but I'm not buying that.

Howard is far more mobile and able to avoid rushers in the pocket than McCord but isn't quite as smooth as a passer in the pocket as Howard is better on the run  or with a moving pocket.

Ohio State had to make a move here mainly because they don't know what they have in Devin Brown, due to his injuries and lack of playing time.

Give Brown credit as he is indicating that he won't be transferring and will fight for the job in the spring and in training camp.

Should Brown win the job, Howard gives the Buckeyes a veteran arm in the event that Brown would be injured, and should Howard emerge with the starting spot, it buys a year for incoming freshman Air Noland to develop slowly.