Over the last few weeks, the Ohio State Football coaches saw a way to get backup quarterback Devin Brown onto the field in short-yardage situations.
It has been a mixed bag of results, 10 carries for 25 yards and a score, with a fumble into the end zone also occurring. Last week against Penn State, Brown rolled his ankle, had to be carted off the field and will now miss multiple weeks as he heals.
You probably would have thought that the Buckeyes short-yardage quarterback package wasn’t an option, but as head coach Ryan Day mentioned during his time with the media, true freshman Lincoln Kienholz could take over those duties.
Ryan Day said Lincoln Kienholz could be an option to take Devin Brown's running quarterback role:
"He's very athletic. He's younger, but he is athletic. So we're going to look to see if we can possibly get him in that role, see how it goes."
— Chase Brown (@chaseabrown__) October 24, 2023
This is an intriguing option, as Kienholz is an elite athlete, more so than Brown is. He still have four games to play without burning the planned redshirt, so using him in the right situations is paramount.
You have to believe that Day is setting up a pass at some point with his package, but we have yet to see it. Maybe he’s holding onto this for their final regular season game.
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