Overview
- Sayin said on The Triple Option podcast that no program contacted him directly to ask him to enter the transfer portal, adding that “everybody knew I was a Buckeye.”
- He explained that Nick Saban’s retirement was a huge reason he left Alabama, which led him to enter the portal and commit to Ohio State two days later.
- After preserving a redshirt with four appearances in 2024, he won the 2025 job and threw for 3,610 yards and 32 touchdowns with a 77.0% completion rate.
- Ohio State finished 12-0 in the 2025 regular season and made the College Football Playoff, and losses to Indiana and Miami spotlighted work he is doing on pocket feel and using his legs.
- Looking to 2026, he noted progress as a runner in the spring game and praised freshman receiver Chris Henry Jr. after a strong spring, as star Jeremiah Smith returns to elevate expectations.