The bright lights of New York crowned Fernando Mendoza as the 2025 Heisman winner, but that’s not the end of the world for the rest. And Ohio State head coach Ryan Day made sure his quarterback, Julian Sayin, knows that the night marked a starting point, not a setback.

“Guys who get invited to New York are multiple-year players, you know, guys who have played a lot of football,” Ohio State head coach Ryan Day said during the Heisman ceremony. “ This is Julian’s first year of playing football, and to see the way that he’s taken this first year with everything that comes with being the quarterback at Ohio State and handling it with humility, he’s got a lot of football ahead of him. Not just this year, but down the road, and I’m really proud of him.”

Julian Sayin

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