“Ryan Day saying that he thought Lincoln was in the lead headed into the spring game, and then Julian did what he did,” said cleveland.com reporter Stephen Means on a recent episode of Buckeye Talk, highlighting this unexpected twist in the quarterback narrative.

Head coach Ryan Day and the defending national champion Ohio State Buckeyes face a major question at quarterback entering the 2025 season. Former Kansas State transfer Will Howard, who helped lead the Buckeyes to the promised land in 2024, is off to the NFL.