As Ohio State’s quarterbacks went through warmups before Saturday’s game against Tulsa, it was apparent that C.J. Stroud’s shoulder was bothering him.
He didn’t throw nearly as many passes as the starting quarterback usually does during pregame warmups – at times, he was just standing and watching while Kyle McCord, Jack Miller and Quinn Ewers took reps – and when he did throw, he often grabbed at his shoulder or rotated it afterward.
Stroud revealed that he had been playing with an injury after last weekend’s loss to Oregon, and he confirmed after Saturday’s game that his shoulder was still bothering him during the Buckeyes’ 41-20 win over the Golden Hurricane.