Overview
- Ohio State defensive coordinator Matt Patricia called Sayin "a young Drew Brees" on the Downs 2 Business podcast, a notable endorsement from a three-time Super Bowl–winning NFL coach.
- Sayin has completed 80.9% of his passes, putting him on pace to surpass Bo Nix’s single-season NCAA record for completion percentage at 77.4%.
- Through nine games, the redshirt freshman has just under 2,500 passing yards with 24 touchdowns, 4 interceptions, and only five sacks.
- The defending national champions are 9-0 and host UCLA on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC.
- ESPN’s updated rankings list Sayin as the top Power Four quarterback, and betting markets place him among the Heisman leaders ahead of Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza and Alabama’s Ty Simpson.