It’s the position on a football field that matters more than any other. Sure, the college game is a team one and you have to be good in all facets of the game, but — perhaps more than ever — good ‘ole American football is a quarterback-driven game.
It didn’t use to be that way necessarily. In fact, running back was once the glamour position at Ohio State. Then, coaches began to realize that allowing the most-gifted player on the field touch the ball every snap was a pretty good strategy. And so, that’s where we are and that’s where Ohio State has been ever since really the Troy Smith days.
That has only arguably gotten better under Ryan Day, who is known as a quarterback guru of sorts since his time at Ohio State. Consider that every single signal-caller Day has coached with the Buckeyes has gone on to be a Heisman finalist. Pretty remarkable really.
For OSU to wrestle the Big Ten back and put the college football universe back in alignment, that will need to continue, and according to ESPN, there’s a good chance that it will.
ESPN senior writer Adam Rittenberg releases some juicy content during the offseason and his latest is a look at future quarterback power rankings in college football. And yes, he has Ohio State right there with the best of them. The method admittedly has a lot of opinion associated with it but is designed to look over the next three years (2023, 2024, and 2025).
Here are the top ten future quarterback power rankings according to Rittenberg and what he says about each. Where is OSU in relation to USC, Alabama, Michigan, and more?
10
Oregon Ducks
The Outlook
2022 Rankings | 19
Returning Starter | Bo Nix
9
Florida State Seminoles
The Outlook
2022 Rankings | Not Ranked
Returning Starter | Jordan Travis
8
Tennessee Volunteers
The Outlook
2022 Rankings | Not Ranked
Returning Starter | None (Joe Milton took over for Hendon Hooker at the end of 2022)
7
Texas Longhorns
2022 Rankings | 8
Returning Starter | Quinn Ewers
6
Michigan Wolverines
2022 Rankings | 10
Returning Starter | J.J. McCarthy
5
Alabama Crimson Tide
2022 Rankings | 3
Returning Starter | None
4
Georgia Bulldogs
2022 Rankings | 5
Returning Starter | None
3
Oklahoma Sooners
2022 Rankings | 7
Returning Starter | Dillon Gabriel
2
Ohio State Buckeyes
2022 Rankings | 1
Returning Starter | None
1
USC Trojans
2022 Rankings | 2
Returning Starter | Caleb Williams
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