COLUMBUS, Ohio — C.J. Stroud has been named the starting quarterback for the Buckeyes against Minnesota on Sept. 2.
Ohio State coach Ryan Day made the announcement during a press conference on Saturday.
“I thought over the body of work between the spring and then also through preseason, (he) separated himself with his decision making, his leadership skills and his accuracy,” Day said. “Proud of him, happy for him.”
Day said Stroud will work hard over the weekend and then into next week to prepare for the game.
Stroud is a 6-foot-3, 218-pound redshirt freshman from Rancho Cucamonga, California, who played sparingly last year in mop-up duty.
Earlier this week, Day said Stroud was the frontrunner for the starting quarterback job, moving in front of Jack Miller, a member of that same 2020 recruiting class, and freshman Kyle McCord.
The wildcard was Quinn Ewers from Southlake, Texas, the No. 2 high school prospect in the 2022 class who decided to forgo his senior season and come to Ohio State to take advantage of endorsement offers via new NIL rules. Ewers is enrolled and is going through the process to be eligible to play this season.
“It’s not an accomplishment, it’s an opportunity and I think he looked at it like that,” Day said Saturday during the press conference.
Day said Stroud and the other quarterbacks will continue to work and develop.
“There’s a lot of development still with those guys,” Day said.
