Overview
- Ohio State coach Ryan Day praised Sayin’s accuracy, intelligence and leadership and said those traits let him handle heavy information and the added demands of the offseason coaching change.
- Sayin delivered a standout freshman season with 3,610 passing yards, 32 touchdowns and eight interceptions and earned Big Ten Freshman of the Year and other national freshman honors.
- New offensive coordinator Arthur Smith has brought NFL-style concepts and higher-level detail to the offense, and Day says Sayin has accepted the challenge and adjusted to those demands.
- Sayin and top receiver Jeremiah Smith have worked to deepen their chemistry and Sayin has said he plans to be more aggressive throwing to him this season.
- The Buckeyes enter the preseason projected among the nation’s best teams with continuity at quarterback seen as a key advantage for their national title hopes and a regular-season opener against Ball State on the schedule.