“His athleticism has always been an underrated part of his game and this year, we saw him take off and run more and showed the ability to easily elude pass rushers and extend plays,” 247Sports National Recruiting Analyst Greg Biggins wrote in his evaluation of Sayin.

Steve Sarkisian and the Texas Longhorns have under a week remaining before facing off against the Ohio State Buckeyes on the road in Columbus. Entering the season, the Longhorns are widely expected to be a top-tier national championship contender.

So, who's taking over under center? Last week, Ohio State Head Coach Ryan Day announced that sophomore Julian Sayin has won the starting job for the Buckeyes' first game. Though he played a little last season, Sayin's not a name casual college football watchers know just yet, so let's take a closer look at Ohio State's latest starting quarterback.