\t\u2014 Eleven Warriors (@11W) November 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n \n\tHave a good Friday.\n<\/p>\n \n\t\u00a0HEISMAN TALK. This week, Julian Sayin appeared on The Heisman Trophy Podcast to discuss his breakout season for the Buckeyes. In a 13-minute discussion with host Chris Huston, Sayin described the difference between Ohio State\u2019s 2024 and 2025 teams, his accuracy, the areas he can improve and more.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \tOn the difference between Ohio State\u2019s 2024 and 2025 teams<\/p>\n \n\t\t\u201cI think last year\u2019s team, they had a lot of veterans, so it\u2019s definitely a different team than last year. We\u2019re a pretty young team this year. We\u2019re still growing every week and trying to get better. I feel like the guys on this year\u2019s team took so much from last year\u2019s team, just the leadership roles they had. Being in the room with Will Howard last year, it was awesome to see the leadership. I took so many things from him.\u201d\n\t<\/p>\n \tOn his accuracy\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\t\t\u201cI\u2019ve always been an accurate passer, but it takes a lot of work and practice and being on the same timing with your receivers, the offensive line protecting up front and being able to see the receivers break and anticipate the window and, you know, obviously, they have to make contested catches as well, which will only boost the completion percentage. It\u2019s a lot of things that factor into that, but I think just the practice, the reps and the timing of it, getting on the same page.\u201d\n\t<\/p>\n \tOn being a better passer in college vs. high school<\/p>\n \n\t\t\u201cIt\u2019s a combination of things. We have some really good players here at Ohio State, so receivers are always making contested catches, the offensive line is doing a great job in protection, and I think my understanding of the game has grown a little bit more, just because of the coaching I\u2019ve gotten here at Ohio State. It\u2019s only gonna continue to grow \u2014 I\u2019m still trying to grow in that area.\u201d\n\t<\/p>\n \tOn where he can improve<\/p>\n \n\t\t\u201cThere\u2019s still a bunch of room for me to grow. In my protection game, my pocket presence, can I slide, be able to get to my fourth progression? And i think just overall, my understanding of the game. There are still so many areas I want to keep getting better, keep growing and keep developing.\u201d\n\t<\/p>\n \tOn his favorite college football player and team growing up<\/p>\n \n\t\t\u201cGrowing up, my guy was Marcus Mariota. You know, growing up on the West Coast, Oregon was big. The uniforms and having a guy like Marcus who could really be a dynamic player, that was kind of the team growing up.\u201d\n\t<\/p>\n \n\tI wonder what Sayin thought about the 2014 national championship game<\/a> when it happened \u2014 and what he thinks about it now. I\u2019m sure the answers are much, much different!\n<\/p>\n \n\t\u00a0THE ANGELIC ASSASSIN. This week, ESPN\u2019s Bill Connelly<\/a> ranked Julian Sayin as his No. 1 quarterback in college football. It\u2019s not what Connelly wrote about Sayin that I want to comment on\u2026\n<\/p>\n \n\t\t1.\u00a0Julian Sayin, Ohio State\n\t<\/p>\n \n\t\tLast Rank: 11 |\u00a0Total QBR: 91.1 |\u00a0Pass Yds: 2,491 |\u00a0Rush Yds (no sack): 56 |\u00a0Total TDs: 24\n\t<\/p>\n \n\t\tIt’s always hard to grade the guys who have the best supporting cast. Alabama’s Mac Jones produced the best Total QBR of the decade in 2020 but lost the Heisman vote to one of his teammates, and if star receiver Jeremiah Smith continues to produce as he has of late (past two games: 16 catches, 260 yards, three touchdowns) he might prevent Sayin from winning the award as well. But as Ohio State has opened up the playbook and asked more of Sayin, he has responded with near perfection. He’s first in the nation in Total QBR, completion rate (80.9%) and success rate* (62.0%)\n\t<\/p>\n \n\t\tEven with Smith and other star-caliber players at his disposal, his accuracy is incredible. This pass placement map has about as tight a radius as you’ll ever see, even if some away-from-the-body catches also prove the awesomeness of his receivers.\n\t<\/p>\n \n\t\u2026 but rather this chart Connelly shared in his article:\n<\/p>\n \t \n\tHoly Toledo, Sayin is accurate.\n<\/p>\n \n\tThe Angelic Assassin is deadly!\n<\/p>\n \n\t\u00a0WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE? Of ESPN\u2019s football analysts, I like Dan Orlovsky the most. But it\u2019s getting harder and harder to defend that take as the former NFL quarterback who once ran out the back of his own end zone continues to spew nonsense about Ohio State.\n<\/p>\n \n\tLast weekend, Orlovsky called Indiana\u2019s Fernando Mendoza and Alabama\u2019s Ty Simpson \u201cclearly\u201d the two best quarterbacks in college football. When Jake Butt \u2014 Lord, forgive me, I am using the words of a Michigan Wolverine to build my argument \u2014 challenged him and threw Julian Sayin\u2019s name into the mix, Orlovsky responded<\/a>: \u201cI\u2019ve seen him play some, not every snap, but a ton. Really good player. Think the tough part is really since week 1 he hasn\u2019t been uncomfortable. But agree super mechanically sound dude with tremendous ability.\u201d\n<\/p>\n \n\tSo, Orlovsky\u2019s argument lined up with Pamela Maldonado\u2019s from earlier this week<\/a> \u2014 that Sayin is \u201cefficient, clean and technically superior\u201d but lacks the drama apparently required to be the best quarterback, and player, in college football.\n<\/p>\n \n\tBut wait, there\u2019s more!\n<\/p>\n \n\tOn Thursday, Orlovsky said he would take \u201ctake the field\u201d over Ohio State in this season\u2019s College Football Playoff.\n<\/p>\n \n\tWhy?\n<\/p>\n \n\t\tESPNs Dan Orlovsky on Ohio State:<\/p>\n Theyre the least tested #1 team in the history of college football. Theyve played nobody We have no idea how good Ohio State is down by 4 in the fourth quarter. pic.twitter.com\/aHm1FZY7y7<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n \t\u2014 The Silver Bulletin (@tSilverBulletin) November 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\u201cThey\u2019re the least tested No. 1 team in the history of college football. They\u2019ve played nobody,\u201d Orlovsky said. \u201cI mean, Week 1, Texas. Ever since then, they haven\u2019t played anybody. I don\u2019t know that they\u2019ve played a team that\u2019s ranked right now since Texas. They have been trailing for one second in the second half this year. We have no idea who this Ohio State team \u2014 very good team, quarterback is a really good player, Jeremiah Smith is the best player in college football \u2014 we have no idea who Ohio State is down four in the fourth quarter. We have no idea.\u201d\n<\/p>\n \n\tThere\u2019s, there\u2019s, it\u2019s a, you have to, d\u2019oh, doo wah!\n<\/p>\n \n\tI don\u2019t have the words.\n<\/p>\n \n\t\u00a0REDEMPTION: AN OHIO STATE FOOTBALL STORY. This week, Wonder Project released official artwork and a trailer for Redemption, a three-part docuseries about Ohio State football\u2019s national championship 2024 season.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \n\tThe docuseries, which will premiere on Nov. 16 on Amazon Prime Video, features Will Howard, TreVeyon Henderson, Emeka Egbuka and Gee Scott Jr., capturing the greatest run in college football history from their perspectives. It also includes commentary from Urban Meyer, Tim Tebow and Rece Davis.\n<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cRedemption is a cinematic and emotionally unfiltered look at how faith, brotherhood, and perseverance fueled what some are calling the hardest playoff run in college football,\u201d a Wonder Project press release stated. \u201cThis is more than football. More than a national championship. This is Redemption.\u201d\n<\/p>\n \n\tSounds like absolute cinema.\n<\/p>\n \n\t\u00a0DAILY DUBCAST.\u00a0The final Eleven Dubcast of the week brings back Ramzy Nasrallah for a second straight preview show ahead of Ohio State squaring off with UCLA in a prime time matchup at The Shoe.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \n\t\u00a0SONG OF THE DAY.\u00a0“Take What You Want” – Post Malone\u00a0ft. Ozzy Osbourne, Travis Scott.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \n\t\u00a0CUT TO THE CHASE.\u00a0Small alligator rescued in Boston after slithering into the city\u2019s heart on social media<\/a>…\u00a0Relic from the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald is returned, plus $600,000 from Michigan<\/a>…\u00a0Ohtani is unanimous MVP for 4th time in winning NL honor as Judge edges Raleigh for third\u00a0AL accolade<\/a>…\u00a0College athletes\u00a0allegedly involved in $2 million\u00a0illegal sports betting ring<\/a>…\u00a0CFP selection committee chairman Mack Rhoades steps down amid investigation at Baylor<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n![\"Sayin](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763123348_903_i.jpeg\" "\\"Sayin")
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