Panic Meter: Are Ohio State’s College Football Playoffs chances doomed without Julian Sayin?

The Ohio State Buckeyes lost 30-18 to the USC Trojans on the road , in a game that they were forced to play without star QB Julian Sayin, who is out indefinitely with an undisclosed right throwing arm and shoulder injury. Coach Ryan Day did not sound optimistic recently when discussing Sayin’s chances of a return this season, choosing to plead the fifth on possible timetables on a week when Luke Fahey took over and helped Jeremiah Smith set another record .