Lincoln Kienholz won’t be Ohio State’s next starting quarterback, but the idea of what he represents is still a glowing success. The plan for his career was always about the long game. His task was to spend the first two years of his career developing behind the scenes,

It has been a very news-heavy few days for the Ohio State football team. First, over the weekend, it was announced that linebacker Sonny Styles would be donning the prestigious Block “O” jersey this season and would be one of the team’s four captains, joining safety Caleb Downs, wide receiver Brandon Inniss, and offensive tackle Austin Siereveld.

Head coach Ryan Day named the sophomore as his starting QB for the No. 3 Buckeyes’ highly anticipated season-opening showdown against Arch Manning and No. 1 Texas at Ohio Stadium on Aug. 30. Sayin beat out junior Lincoln Kienholz for the job.

Former five-star QB Julian Sayin, who transferred from Alabama to Ohio State, will start in Week 1. Michael Cohen explains how this highlights the sport's unyielding pressure to win now.

Lincoln Kienholz is honored to be named an Iron Buckeye and has been playing with “a little bit of an edge” as he competes for Ohio State’s starting quarterback job.

When Ryan Day announced Monday that Julian Sayin will be Ohio State’s starting quarterback in its opener against Texas on Aug. 30, he portrayed the competition between Lincoln Kienholz and Sayin for the No.

Ohio State football’s QB competition heats up as Lincoln Kienholz credits his multi-sport background for an edge over Julian Sayin.

Lincoln Kienholz was a do-everything athlete in South Dakota, fostering a competitiveness that prepared him for a high-profile quarterback battle.

Ryan Day sees parallels to Joe Burrow and Dwayne Haskins and their 2018 quarterback competition in the skill sets of Lincoln Kienholz and Julian Sayin.

Freshman Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele was named as the starting quarterback for Cal at Oregon State on Aug. 30, beating out Ohio State transfer Devin Brown. Sagapolutele joins Jared Goff as the only true freshman quarterbacks to start a season opener at Cal.