Julian Sayin emerged victorious from the Ohio State quarterback competition, and his first test as the leader of the No. 3 Buckeyes' offense could not be much more challenging. The former five-star recruit squares off against No. 1 Texas and its imposing defense in Saturday's season opener, which headlines a loaded Week 1 slate. Former Ohio State coach Urban Meyer had some blunt advice for the first-time starter ahead of the colossal showdown and said he anticipates the Buckeyes keeping things simple for him out of the gate.

Meyer is an authority on putting inexperienced quarterbacks in position to be successful. That was perhaps most evident in 2014, when he twice inserted new starters into the lineup and got the most out of J.T. Barrett and Cardale Jones en route to a national c

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