Julian Sayin’s rise to QB1 at Ohio State capped months of speculation, and it wasn’t a clean sweep. The former five-star flipped from Alabama to Columbus with expectations and pressure higher than most true freshmen could handle. Reports out of camp said Sayin showcased elite accuracy and composure, beating out the more experienced Lincoln Kienholz in what Ryan Day himself called one of the tightest competitions of his tenure. Still, while the long upside made him the fan favorite, there’s a lingering question of whether elevating him so quickly put him right into a storm he may not be ready to weather.

That storm begins immediately in Week 1. Instead of easing Sayin into a rhythm with a lower-tier tune-up, he’s staring down preseason No. 1 Texas in one of the biggest opening-week games i

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