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Kyle McCord calls transfer from Ohio State to Syracuse ‘a business decision.’ Here’s why
According to Kyle McCord, his decision to transfer from Ohio State to Syracuse was strictly business.
“At the end of the day, the top level of college football and then especially onto the pros, it’s a business,” McCord said on “The QB Room” podcast. “At the end of the day, Ohio State had to make a business decision they felt like was best for them. And I had to do the same thing.”
McCord entered the transfer portal after leading Ohio State to an 11-1 record, finishing the 2023 regular season with a loss to Michigan: the program’s third-straight loss to its rival.
Kyle McCord’s decision to leave Ohio State
Sources told The Dispatch in December McCord’s decision to leave was his, and that he would have been the front-runner to start for the Buckeyes in 2024. McCord instead wanted Ryan Day’s assurance that he would be the starter, which the Ohio State coach could not give. Another factor to McCord’s decision was name, image and likeness compensation.
In his one season as Ohio State’s starting quarterback, McCord finished with 3,170 passing yards, 24 touchdowns and six interceptions, completing 65.8% of his 348 pass attempts.
McCord said after his transfer portal announcement Dec. 4, he “kept the reasons close, kind of in my inner circle” as to why he left Ohio State.
“I’ve had news outlets hit me up,” McCord said. “Like i had a news outlet from Columbus that hit me up to do a story, and I didn’t answer it. Hit my family up to do a story, they didn’t answer it. Hit people up in my circle (to) do a story, nobody answered. And then the next day, you go online and they have an article published of ‘the five reasons I left.’ And you read them and it’s a bunch of B.S. They are just pulling at strings at that point. The narrative, people read that and they think it’s true, so they believe it, start positing it and it just kind of snowballs. You don’t really speak up about it. It is what it is. I think the truth will always reveal itself.”
McCord said he learned a lot from former Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud, who McCord said got a lot of criticism during his time in Columbus, but became the No. 2 overall pick of the 2024 NFL draft and is now having “one of the best rookie seasons of all time.”
“He said, ‘Regardless if you are good, bad or indifferent, people are going to have something to say,’” McCord said of Stroud. “So this year, I think I have done a good job of just blocking it all out and understanding it’s part of the position, especially at a school like that. There’s going to be a lot of noise. A lot of the time, you just kind of let it roll off your back, and, like I said, I think the truth will work out.”
After McCord found his future at Ohio State “just wan’t meant to be for next year,” he said he was confident that he would find a home entering the transfer portal.
At Syracuse, McCord said he connected with coach Fran Brown, who he had known since middle school, and a staff filled with connections he had previously made.
McCord called the transfer portal “free agency” and “crazy within itself,” and that the NCAA is “in over its head” with NIL, comparing it to “a cap in football.”
But in Syracuse, McCord said he found a “good home” with a “realistic chance” to compete for the 12-team College Football Playoff.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio — Northeast Ohio finally picked up some much-needed rain to start the week, and more is on the way.
After a soggy Monday and start to Tuesday, conditions will improve through the afternoon. Clouds will linger, but most spots should stay dry with just a slight chance of a stray shower.
This should come as welcome news for the Guardians, who open a three-games series Tuesday night against the Tigers with first place in the AL Central and a possible trip to the postseason at stake.
The lull in precipitation will be short-lived as a new storm system lifts across the Great Lakes Wednesday and brings another round of widespread rain. Showers will spread back into the region during the morning and become steady through the afternoon, with a few thunderstorms possible, according to forecasters with the National Weather Service in Cleveland.
Rainfall totals from this midweek system could reach three-quarters of an inch to more than an inch across parts of Northeast Ohio, according to early projections. Localized higher amounts are possible where thunderstorms develop.
While they could bring higher rainfall totals, any storms that do develop aren’t expected to be severe, according to the Storm Prediction Center. The strongest risk for severe weather will stay well to the south.
Temperatures Wednesday will be limited to the low and mid 70s because of the cloud cover and rainfall. Lingering showers may hang on into Thursday, with highs again in the 70s.
By Friday and Friday night, high pressure will attempt to build in from the Upper Midwest. That should dry out most of Northeast Ohio, though an isolated shower can’t be ruled out.
Drier this weekend
Fortunately, the rain from the week won’t linger into the weekend for most of Northeast Ohio.
A cold front is expected to sweep across the state on Saturday, which could bring some showers to Lake and Ashtabula counties overnight.
By Sunday, the entire region is expected to be dry, though temperatures will turn a bit cooler. Highs on Saturday will reach the mid 70s to near 80 before highs fall back into the low to mid 70s on Sunday and Monday.
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US LBM Coaches Poll: Georgia looks strong, Clemson drops out
USA TODAY Sports’ Paul Myerberg breaks down Georgia’s comeback win over Tennessee and Clemson’s struggles to start the season
Another week of wild finishes and a few surprises shuffled the US LBM Coaches Poll. But once again, the changes didn’t reach the top.
The teams ranked No. 1 through No. 7 hold their positions, though some had an easier time this week than others. Ohio State remains in the top spot, receiving 62 of 67 first-place votes this week. Penn State stays at No. 2 with three No.-1 nods. No. 3 Georgia and No. 4 LSU claim a first-place vote each. Oregon, Miami (Fla.) and Texas also hold steady.
Illinois climbs a notch to No. 8, a season-high ranking for the Fighting Illini on the eve of a key Big Ten clash with No. 17 Indiana. Florida State vaults three places to No. 9. Texas A&M makes the week’s biggest move, climbing seven positions to No. 10 on the heels of its last-minute victory at Notre Dame.
TOP 25: Complete US LBM Coaches Poll after Week 3
The Fighting Irish, meanwhile, tumble from No. 8 to No. 21 as last season’s playoff runners-up are still seeking their first win of the campaign.
It was a rough weekend for the Palmetto State, as both Clemson and South Carolina went down to defeat. The Gamecocks, at least, stay in the poll at No. 24 after losing at home to Vanderbilt. The Commodores, thanks to that victory, make their season poll debut at No. 23.
Clemson falls out of the rankings after being handed its second loss of the young season by Georgia Tech, which also moves into the poll at No. 19. Also joining the rankings are No. 22 Missouri, after lurking just outside the Top 25 last week, and No. 25 Auburn, which edges out Brigham Young by just two poll points. South Florida and Arizona State also drop out.
(This story was updated to change a video.)
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