Two years ago, head coach Ryan Day couldn’t have asked for a better regular season. His Ohio State team blew out opponents with such regularity that nearly every weekend the backups got action.
Either Chris Chugunov or Gunnar Hoak – the pair of backup quarterbacks – got onto the field for at least five snaps in 10 of the 14 games in 2019, combining for 189 snaps. They completed 32-of-49 passes for 390 yards with seven touchdowns and zero interceptions, taking advantage of their late-game opportunities to get comfortable as former graduate transfers within the new offense.
“There were a lot of snaps out there to be had (two years ago),” Day said on Friday morning.