Photo by Ian Johnson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images First off, yes, I believe that Ohio State is far better off with Will Howard than it was or would have been with Kyle McCord. I will make my case momentarily. Secondly, I’m not hating on McCord here, the sub-headline is simply an accurate depiction of the games in which the former Buckeye participated this season. McCord and Syracuse faced exactly one top-50 pass defense (PYPG allowed) while avoiding SMU and Clemson in the ACC.