Even though Ohio State is 0-2 with Luke Fahey at quarterback, Ryan Day still believes Fahey gives the Buckeyes a better chance to win than Tavien St. Clair.
Despite the offense’s struggles in its last two games after Julian Sayin was injured, Day said Tuesday that Fahey will remain Ohio State’s starting quarterback for this week’s game against Northwestern.
While Day was asked about the concept of playing St. Clair just to see what the Buckeyes have in St. Clair, a five-star prospect who’s thrown just nine passes in two years at Ohio State, Day said the Buckeyes will play the quarterback that they believe gives them the best chance to win – and he believes Fahey is still that quarterback.
Day indicated that Ohio State still needs to see better performance from St. Clair in practice for the Buckeyes to feel he’s ready to play in a game, though St. Clair remains the Buckeyes’ No. 2 quarterback behind Fahey.
“We’re just going to do whatever we can to win the game, what gives us the best chance to win the game, what gives the team the best chance to win it,” Day said. “Tavien’s one snap away, and that mentality has gotta continue to be his mentality, and continue to grow. And if we can continue to improve in practice and build enough trust within practice and we feel like he gives us the best chance to win, we’ll make that move. We’re not at that point right now.”
Day said the Buckeyes will “continue to invest” in St. Clair, but that they don’t think the moment is right to play St. Clair just to see what they have for the future when they are still mathematically alive in the Big Ten championship and College Football Playoff races.
As such, Fahey will get his third chance to lead Ohio State to a win when the Buckeyes host Northwestern at noon on Saturday (FOX).