Ryan Day remembers the exact moment he knew he wanted four-star South Dakota quarterback Lincoln Kienholz to join Ohio State’s 2023 class.
In the same week the Buckeyes lost a commitment from quarterback Brock Glenn, OSU hosted then-Washington commit Kienholz and his family on an official visit on Nov. 26 for the Michigan game in what turned out to be one of the biggest recruiting weekends of the Buckeyes’ season.
While the end result of Michigan’s 45-23 victory over OSU was miserable for Day, anyone wearing a scarlet and gray uniform and the fans alike, that weekend confirmed to the Buckeyes what they already knew: Kienholz was the quarterback they had to sign in the 2023 class.