Julian Sayin is set to take the field as QB1 against Arch Manning . This Week 1 showdown has been the talk of the town in almost every corner of America. A game like this to start the 2025 season is about as good as it gets. Kirk Herbstreit himself teed it up in his annual Herbie Awards preview, and the storyline couldn’t be more electric.

Herbstreit didn’t sugarcoat Ohio State’s biggest uncertainty. In his category of Biggest questions for contenders he laid it out plainly: “Let’s go to Ohio State again, the team that lost their quarterback. Julian Sayin is announced as the starter replacing Will Howard. Is he ready to be the guy? So much leadership lost off that defense. All of now those guys are in the NFL, but Caleb Downs is back.” Those words cut straight to the heart of the

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