McCord has the Buckeyes out to a 6-0 start to his first year as the top QB in Columbus. The junior has thrown for 1,651 yards and 11 TDs.
The first-year starting quarterbacks who will take the field during Saturday’s Penn State-Ohio State football game could easily be on opposite sidelines.
Kyle McCord, a former five-star recruit who played high school football in Pennsylvania, now starts for the Buckeyes. And Drew Allar, a five-star prospect during his prep career in Ohio, is currently under center for the Nittany Lions. This reunion of sorts will mark McCord’s second start against a top-10 team, though first against a ranked Big Ten opponent. Ohio State already defeated a top-10 Notre Dame squad earlier this season.
Buckeyes coach Ryan Day is confident McCord will seize the moment again.
«I think the good thing is again, for somebody who’s been in the system for a couple years, they’ve been through preparation before they’ve been through game planning situations, they’ve seen the games live,» Day said of McCord at a press conference this week. «You know, I think a lot of our guys understand what this game is going to be and the intensity.»
McCord has the Buckeyes out to a 6-0 start to his first year as the top QB in Columbus. The junior has thrown for 1,651 yards and 11 touchdowns compared to only one pick this season. But a test with Penn State’s No. 1 overall defense, in terms of yards allowed per game, awaits.
No. 3 Ohio State hosts No. 7 Penn State at noon ET on Saturday in a game that will help decide the Big Ten East’s representative in the conference championship game.
Here are five things to know about McCord before kickoff.
The Penn State football program is more than familiar with its opponent’s QB.
McCord went to high school at St. Joseph’s Preparatory School in Philadelphia, about 200 miles away from State College. The QB from Mt. Laurel, New Jersey — located across the Delaware River from Philly — was recruited by Penn State before eventually heading to Columbus.
