Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin will miss "several weeks" with an injury to his throwing shoulder, coach Ryan Day said Saturday. Sayin was hurt in the fourth quarter of the Buckeyes' 19-15 victory at No. 5 Indiana, when Indiana's Mario Landino hit his right shoulder while sacking him and forcing a fumble. Sayin later emerged from the locker room with his arm in a sling, and Day said he did not immediately have further details on the injury.
True freshman Luke Fahey replaced Sayin and will remain the starter during his absence. Fahey, a 5-foot-11, 206-pound three-star recruit from Mission Viejo, California, beat out sophomore Tavien St. Clair for the backup job during the preseason. Day said Fahey has confidence, athletic ability and a competitive streak, and that the moment was not too big for him. Fahey scrambled for 8 yards on his first snap and went 0-for-2 passing afterward, and Ohio State did not pick up another first down.
Sayin, a Heisman finalist last year, has completed 71.2% of his passes for 1,772 yards with 17 touchdowns and two interceptions this season. He threw two touchdown passes Saturday, including a 38-yarder to Jeremiah Smith that gave the Buckeyes a 19-7 lead. Smith now has 39 career touchdown receptions, tying Braylon Edwards for the most in Big Ten history.
Ohio State has a bye next weekend before traveling to No. 19 USC on Oct. 31. Day said the bye week gives the team time to regroup and adjust its approach with Fahey under center.
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