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Big Ten quarterback power rankings: Drew Allar and every other B1G QB

By Josh Yourish

Oct 21, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions quarterback Drew Allar (15) waits for a play call against Ohio State Buckeyes during the fourth quarter of their game at Ohio Stadium.
Oct 21, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions quarterback Drew Allar (15) waits for a play call against Ohio State Buckeyes during the fourth quarter of their game at Ohio Stadium. /
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Oct 21, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback Kyle McCord (6) throws over Penn State Nittany Lions defensive tackle Zane Durant (28) during the first half of the NCAA football game at Ohio Stadium.
Oct 21, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback Kyle McCord (6) throws over Penn State Nittany Lions defensive tackle Zane Durant (28) during the first half of the NCAA football game at Ohio Stadium. /

Big Ten QB rankings No. 4: Kyle McCord, Ohio State

  • 1,937 passing yards
  • 12 TDs 1 interception
  • 63.9% completion
  • 7.7 yards per attempt

Kyle McCord’s biggest moment didn’t come against Penn State, instead, it was against Notre Dame when he led the Buckeyes on a game-winning drive against Notre Dame in South Bend. He started the drive missing two throws into the flat but converted on 3rd and 10 on a seam route to his future first-round wide receiver, Emeka Egbuka.

Then he missed a few more throws before hitting Julian Fleming on a crossing route (which he threw short of the sticks) and Fleming took it for a first. He followed that play by throwing a ball right to a Notre Dame linebacker who couldn’t hold onto it. His best throw was over the middle to Marvin Harrison Jr. and his second-best throw brought Ohio State to the one-yard line, but Notre Dame was playing such prevent coverage that they gave it to him.

I say all that to say McCord hasn’t impressed me at all. You could be a lot of other quarterbacks in that Ohio State offense and they’d also have the Buckeyes undefeated. When he’s kept clean, he’s been great, completing 70.6% of his passes for 11.0 yards per attempt with 11 touchdowns and one pick, but when there’s pressure it’s a different story.

McCord averages 3.8 yards per attempt against pressure and is only completing 36.7% of his passes with one touchdown and four turnover-worthy plays. He doesn’t get the ball out quickly against pressure with an average time to throw of 3.33 seconds compared to 2.35 when kept clean.

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