Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin out indefinitely after Indiana injury
Coach Ryan Day said Ohio State is planning for the possibility that Sayin misses the rest of the season, but gave no timetable for his return.
Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin is out indefinitely after injuring his arm against Indiana, coach Ryan Day announced Tuesday, October 20. With the Buckeyes due to visit USC on October 31 and host Oregon on November 7, Day said the team is preparing for the possibility that Sayin cannot return this season.
Day gave no timetable for Sayin’s return. Ohio State is making plans for him to be unavailable during both the regular season and postseason, he said, while leaving open the possibility of a return this fall. That is a contingency plan, not a determination that Sayin’s season is over.
How Ohio State is preparing without Sayin
Sayin was injured on a fourth-quarter sack in Ohio State’s win over Indiana and finished the game on the sideline with his arm in a sling, theScore reported. Ducks Wire described the injury as affecting his elbow; theScore called it an arm injury. Day asked for space and privacy for Sayin and his family as they go through the process, according to theScore.
Luke Fahey replaced Sayin against Indiana. Fahey and Tavien St. Clair are set to receive first-team practice repetitions during Ohio State’s bye week, theScore reported, citing On3’s Pete Nakos. Ducks Wire reported that Fahey, a freshman, had won the backup job ahead of St. Clair in fall camp.
Day said the Buckeyes may have to adjust their approach with Fahey playing. ‘When Luke’s in there, we just may need to do things just a little bit differently,’ he said, according to Ducks Wire. Day said the bye week would give the team time to regroup and work through those changes.
USC trip comes before Oregon visit
Ohio State is 6-1 and has a bye before its October 31 game at USC, theScore reported. The Oregon game in Columbus follows on November 7, according to Ducks Wire. Those fixtures give the Buckeyes an immediate decision about how to distribute quarterback work while Sayin’s return date remains unsettled.
Oregon is also managing a quarterback injury ahead of the matchup. Ducks Wire reported that Dante Moore has been week-to-week while recovering from a concussion sustained against USC, with Dylan Raiola and Brock Thomas starting the Ducks’ two games in his absence. Oregon faces Illinois this week before its trip to Ohio State.
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Sources and context
- Ohio State QB Julian Sayin out indefinitely ahead of Oregon gameDucks Wire (USA TODAY Network), republished by Yahoo Sports
- Ohio State's Day: Sayin out indefinitelytheScore; report attributes announcement to Dillon Davis of the Delaware Gazette
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