With Ohio State's Week 1 opener looming against Texas, the Buckeyes made a key move to satisfy their quarterback needs. The Buckeyes defeated Texas in the Cotton Bowl in January.

Ohio State coach Ryan Day essentially went out of his way to avoid having to discuss the NCAA’s punishment over the Michigan sign-stealing scandal. Day held a press conference on Monday, but before any reporters even had the chance to ask,

The Day comments came as a potential new starter at a key special teams spot was given a thumbs up for offseason progress by the Buckeyes coach. Meanwhile, a Michigan fan went viral for a flag-planting display that caused OSU fans to lash out.

It's been 2,087 days since Ohio State last beat Michigan, and that fact is never far from Ryan Day's mind. The countdown clock has been ticking inside the Woody Hayes Athletic Center since that inexcusable loss last November,

The team read “Chop Wood Carry Water” in the lead-up to training camp. Players read a chapter a day, with TV monitors in the football facility displaying the one currently assigned. Then the team gathered daily while a player, coach or trainer explained what the chapter meant to them.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/ohiostate as Analyst Explains Why There's Pressure On Ohio State To Get QB Competition Right . This is a huge fall camp period for Ryan Day and the No. 3-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes.

Ryan Day, Urban Meyer, Jim Tressel and more detail the factors that have kept Ohio State around the top of college football for decades.

Haskins and Burrow squared off in 2018. Haskins would end up winning the job, prompting Burrow’s decision to transfer to LSU. He would eventually go on to lead the Tigers to a national championship in 2019, winning the Heisman Trophy along the way.