Joel Klatt frames Ohio State's QB choice around Jeremiah Smith

With Julian Sayin out, Klatt weighs two replacements and asks which one can get the most from the Buckeyes' standout receiver.

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The Joel Klatt Show: A College Football Podcast Story of October 20, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 67,201 views a day, 11 times a normal first day on this channel (6,230).

With Julian Sayin out, Ryan Day is tasked with choosing the right QB to feed WR1. #CFB #ohiostate

Luke Fahey's screen pass hits the back of an offensive lineman's helmet. Joel Klatt uses the Indiana footage to illustrate how quickly a difficult road assignment can overwhelm a freshman quarterback, not to dismiss him from Ohio State's next decision.

The question in Klatt's new Short is bigger than who replaces Julian Sayin: which quarterback gives Jeremiah Smith the best chance to make a difference? Klatt puts Fahey, Tavien St. Clair and a combination of the two on the table without declaring a preferred starter.

The clip drew roughly 28,500 views in seven hours, already well beyond the channel's usual full-day audience for a Short. Comments were also more than four times as numerous as on a typical first day. The segment is sponsored by Hilton.

Several viewers make their case for St. Clair, while others recall Ohio State's championship run with backup quarterbacks or point to the value of the off week. That pause is central to Klatt's assessment, too: Ohio State has time to evaluate its options rather than immediately sending a replacement into another game.

His focus stays on the receiver those quarterbacks would be throwing to. Choosing the next passer means deciding how best to keep Smith involved.

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