A month to the day after stating he will get the “first opportunity to be the starter,” Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer came out and said Dwayne Haskins is his starting quarterback.
Haskins was heavily favored to win the chance to succeed J.T. Barrett as the Buckeyes’ bean slinger, and the news was all but confirmed when Joe Burrow announced his eventual transfer to LSU.
Though Haskins enters camp as the starter, Meyer said sophomore Tate Martell will compete for the job, according to ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg. The only change now is that he’ll officially be competing as Ohio State’s No. 2 quarterback.
A third-year sophomore from Potomac, Md., Haskins appeared in eight games as a redshirt freshman in 2017. He completed 40-of-57 passes for 565 yards with four touchdowns and one interception whilst rushing 24 times for 86 yards. His biggest performance of the season came in relief of Barrett at the Big House, nailing 6-of-7 passes for 94 yards while adding three carries for 24 yards to help lead Ohio State to a 31-20 win over Michigan.