Indiana
The day after: Last thoughts on Ohio State football’s win against Indiana
OSU QBs first starts….
McCord: 20 of 33 61% for 239 yards
Stroud: 13 of 22 59% for 294 yards
Fields: 18 of 25 for 72% for 234 yards
Haskins: 22 of 30 73% for 313 yards
Barrett: 12 of 15 80% for 226 yards
Miller: 8 of 12 66% for 130 yards
— Jeremiah (@SYRmotsag) September 3, 2023
Thoughts
Yeah, the box score didn’t do Kyle McCord any justice. What we needed to see was growth, and we got that in the second half. His interception was silly. He could have made a similar choice in the second half, but opted to target a receiver who wasn’t trailing behind him. If Marvin Harrison Jr. doesn’t step out of bounds, there’s a touchdown.
It wasn’t the best day for McCord, but it wasn’t the worst. There is room to grow. He has the arm strength and just needs more reps. Working on his touch would help tremendously, and I saw improvements in the second half there as well. I believe this offense will get to where we all expect it to with McCord behind the controls.
Mind you that the stat above is misleading. Multiple people thought this was McCord’s first start. In fact, he started against Akron in 2021 when C.J. Stroud was out with an injury. He threw for 319 yards with two touchdowns in that game.