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QB Kyle McCord (transfer to Syracuse)



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J.J. McCarthy grew up dreaming of playing for Ohio State. The Buckeyes chose Kyle McCord instead.

McCarthy was the fifth-ranked quarterback in the 2021 recruiting class while McCord was the sixth-ranked quarterback in the cycle, per 247Sports’ composite rankings, but the Buckeyes chose McCord over McCarthy when they accepted his commitment in April 2019. McCarthy committed to Michigan less than two weeks later.

This week’s game between Ohio State and Michigan will test whether Ryan Day and the Buckeyes made the right choice.

KYLE MCCORD VS. J.J. MCCARTHY 2023 STATS COMPARISON
QB COMP % YARDS YPA TD INT RATING
KYLE MCCORD 66.4 (211/318) 2,899 9.1 22 4 163.2
J.J. MCCARTHY 73.8 (175/237) 2,335 9.9 18 4 178.3


Over the last 4 weeks McCord is leading JJ in a ton of critical areas.

- Passing grade:
McCord: 1st in Big Ten - JJ: 9th

- Comp%:
McCord: 1st in Big Ten - JJ 6th

-yds/att:
McCord: 2nd in Bin Ten - JJ: 6th

- TDs:
McCord: 1st in Big Ten with 10 - JJ 0. He hasn’t thrown a single TD pass in the month of November.

- Vs blitz:
- McCord: 4th in Big Ten - JJ: 11th

- Short throws:
McCord: 1st in Big Ten with 94% - JJth 8th at 72%
 
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Over the last 4 weeks McCord is leading JJ in a ton of critical areas.

- Passing grade:
McCord: 1st in Big Ten - JJ: 9th

- Comp%:
McCord: 1st in Big Ten - JJ 6th

-yds/att:
McCord: 2nd in Bin Ten - JJ: 6th

- TDs:
McCord: 1st in Big Ten with 10 - JJ 0. He hasn’t thrown a single TD pass in the month of November.

- Vs blitz:
- McCord: 4th in Big Ten - JJ: 11th

- Short throws:
McCord: 1st in Big Ten with 94% - JJth 8th at 72%
McCord is just really improving and hopefully he gets the protection he needs to continue to be that effective. When he has just a little time, he has been damn good. Also, I love JJ's rank against the blitz...I have a feeling Knowles might be aware of that stat as well.
 
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Over the last 4 weeks McCord is leading JJ in a ton of critical areas.

- Passing grade:
McCord: 1st in Big Ten - JJ: 9th

- Comp%:
McCord: 1st in Big Ten - JJ 6th

-yds/att:
McCord: 2nd in Bin Ten - JJ: 6th

- TDs:
McCord: 1st in Big Ten with 10 - JJ 0. He hasn’t thrown a single TD pass in the month of November.

- Vs blitz:
- McCord: 4th in Big Ten - JJ: 11th

- Short throws:
McCord: 1st in Big Ten with 94% - JJth 8th at 72%
I like that Kyle continues to grow and believe in his ability while JJ may be questioning his ability due to his coaches cheating. Allegedly;-)
 
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McCord is just really improving and hopefully he gets the protection he needs to continue to be that effective. When he has just a little time, he has been damn good. Also, I love JJ's rank against the blitz...I have a feeling Knowles might be aware of that stat as well.

Agreed to all of this. I was in the Brown camp to start the season (love his swagger and leadership), but Kyle has improved tremendously and I’m happy to have him as QB1. His numbers actually rival and beat out Penix over the last month.

His biggest issues are rushing through his reads and getting scared on the blindside. Both can easily be attributed to the oline and it’s pass blocking. We saw last game the difference when they had Henderson pick up the chip block giving him time to go through reads and set his feet. If the oline can pull it together, Kyle will improve his confidence and really become special over the next two months.
 
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McCord is just really improving and hopefully he gets the protection he needs to continue to be that effective. When he has just a little time, he has been damn good. Also, I love JJ's rank against the blitz...I have a feeling Knowles might be aware of that stat as well.
As long as he doesn't over-blitz like last year.
 
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