C.J. Stroud is not Justin Fields, at least not yet
C.J. Stroud misses behind Chris Olave and throws the first interception of his Ohio State career, giving Minnesota the ball with a chance to take the lead in Ohio State territory.
— Dan Hope (@Dan_Hope) September 3, 2021
C.J. Stroud has not looked good at all. Every pass that he has attempted more than five yards through the air has been either way behind, too low or too high. He looks smooth, calm and composed, but there is something missing. Perhaps we have been spoiled by the greatness of Justin Fields for too long, but Stroud is missing something. Don’t get me wrong, he is good enough to win some games for Ohio State, but I am not sure he is the next great one.
All the caveats apply about it being one-half of football, but he needs to settle down and show everyone why he was named the starter by a pretty significant margin after a couple of weeks of fall camp.