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Ryan Day ‘encouraged’ by C.J. Stroud’s performance in Ohio State’s opener
By Nick Schultz
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CJ Stroud completed 5 passes in the second half of Ohio State’s Week 1 win over Minnesota. Four of them were touchdown passes. He threw for almost 300 yards on the day.
But if you ask his coach about his performance, “it was what it was.”
That’s one way to put it.
On his weekly radio show, Ryan Day discusses Stroud’s opening act as starting QB where he went 13-for-22 passing for 294 yards and 4 touchdowns as Ohio State beat Minnesota 45-31. Day said Stroud’s second half, where he went 5-for-8 for 236 yards and 4 touchdowns, was “very encouraging.”
Day on C.J. Stroud: "To see the way he came out and played in the second half was very encouraging."
— Bill Rabinowitz 🗞 (@brdispatch) September 9, 2021
On C.J. Stroud's first performance, Ryan Day says "it was what it was," but says there were some "very encouraging" signs.
— Griffin Strom (@GriffinStrom3) September 9, 2021
Stroud served as Justin Fields’ backup last season and is taking over the starting role after Fields was drafted by the Chicago Bears. He’ll try to follow up his Week 1 performance when the Buckeyes take on Oregon on Sept. 11 at noon ET on FOX.
Nick Schultz is a columnist and breaking news writer for Saturday Tradition. A 2020 graduate of Loyola Chicago, he covered the Ramblers' 2018 Final Four run from beginning to end and has worked at NBC Sports Chicago. Follow Nick on Twitter @NickSchultz_7.