Those rumors were eventually tossed into the garbage after it was announced the very next day that Georgia transfer and one-time No. 2 overall recruit in 2018, Justin Fields, had won the starting job. Which came to the surprise of very few.
But now it’s starting to sound like Hoak might not even be the Buckeyes second option heading into the 2019 season.
According to several sources who attended Tuesday’s press conference in preparation for OSU’s opening game against Florida Atlantic University on Saturday, Hoak “doesn’t have a grasp of the offense like the other guys do.