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Kyle McCord

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Kyle Allen McCord (born September 19, 2002) is an American college football quarterback for the Syracuse Orange. He previously played for the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Kyle McCord
McCord with Syracuse Orange in 2024
Syracuse Orange – No. 6
PositionQuarterback
ClassSenior
Personal information
Born: (2002-09-19) September 19, 2002 (age 22)
Mount Laurel, New Jersey, U.S.
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolSt. Joseph's Preparatory
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Career highlights and awards

Early life

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McCord grew up in Mount Laurel, New Jersey and attended St. Joseph's Preparatory School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he was teammates with future fellow Buckeye Marvin Harrison Jr.[1] He received his first college scholarship offer from Central Michigan before the start of his freshman year of high school.[2] As a sophomore, he passed for a school-record 2,883 yards and 35 touchdown passes.[3] McCord passed for 2,399 yards and 31 touchdowns during his junior season before missing the final four games due to injury.[4] He was named the Pennsylvania Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior after completing 65 percent of his passes while throwing for 1,582 yards and 21 touchdowns.[5] McCord finished his high school career with 6,887 passing yards, a Philadelphia Catholic League record, and 88 touchdown passes.[6]

McCord was initially rated a four-star recruit and committed to play college football at Ohio State during his sophomore year over offers from Texas A&M, Penn State, Mississippi State, and Michigan State.[7] He was later reranked as a five-star prospect by 247Sports as a junior.[8]

College career

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Ohio State

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McCord at Ohio State in 2023.

McCord primarily spent his freshman season at Ohio State as the backup to starter C. J. Stroud. He made one start against Akron while Stroud was recovering from a shoulder injury.[9] In the game, McCord completed 13 of 18 passing attempts for 319 yards and two touchdowns with one interception in a 59–7 win and was named the Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Week.[10] He finished the season with 416 passing yards and two touchdown passes and two interceptions in five games played.[11][12] McCord entered his sophomore season as the Buckeyes second string quarterback.[13] He appeared in seven games, all off the bench, and completed 16 of 20 pass attempts for 190 yards and one touchdown.[14]

McCord competed with Devin Brown during spring practices and preseason training camp to succeed Stroud as Ohio State's starting quarterback in 2023.[15] He was named the starter for the Buckeyes' season opener, although head coach Ryan Day stated that the competition was still ongoing.[16] After completing 14 of 20 pass attempts for 258 yards and three touchdowns in a 35–7 victory in week 2 vs Youngstown State, McCord was named the starter for the rest of the 2023 season.[17][18] In Week 4 against Notre Dame, McCord led a game-winning drive in the final two minutes as Ohio State won, 17–14.[19] In Week 13 against the Michigan Wolverines, McCord threw for 271 yards and 2 touchdowns, but also threw a game-ending interception on Ohio State's final drive to Rod Moore as Ohio State lost, 30–24.[20]

Prior to Ohio State’s 2023 Cotton Bowl Classic appearance, McCord entered the NCAA transfer portal, following Ryan Day's declining to say if McCord would start the team’s bowl game or to commit to McCord as the starting quarterback for the following season.[1][21]

Syracuse

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On December 17, 2023, McCord announced that he would be transferring to Syracuse.[22][23] At Syracuse, McCord joined incoming head coach Fran Brown, whom he has known since his playing days in little league football.[24][25] Brown flew to Columbus the day McCord entered the transfer portal to visit him in his apartment.[1] McCord had played youth football in front of Jeff Nixon, who would be the incoming offensive coordinator at Syracuse and had worked with quarterbacks coach Nunzio Campanile. He would become teammates with Will Nixon, Fadil Diggs, Duce Chestnut, and Denis Jaquez Jr., with whom he had either played youth football or attended camps with.[1]

McCord signed an agreement with SU Football NIL,[26] has a weekly radio show titled "The Kyle McCord Show", and has his own flavor of potato chips with the Terrell's brand.[27]

Syracuse ended the regular season with a 9–3 winning record, with ranked wins over Georgia Tech, UNLV, and Miami.

McCord broke multiple single-season all-time program records in his lone season with the Orange. McCord's 29 passing touchdown eclipsed Ryan Nassib's 26 in the 2012 season. He threw 300 yards or more in 11 games of the 12, missing only against Virginia Tech where he threw for 280.[28] His 470 yards performance against UConn was second highest in team history, only behind Nassib's 482 yards against Northwestern in 2012. In the final regular season game against 6th-ranked Miami, McCord threw for 380 yards and became program’s first 4,000-yard passer with 4,326 yards.[29][30] He was named ACC Player of the Week for the ranked win over Georgia Tech in his first conference game.[31] For his performance against Miami, McCord was named AP national Player of the week,[32] as well as Maxwell & Davey O'Brien Player of the Week.[33][34]

On November 18, 2024, McCord accepted his invite to the 100th East–West Shrine Bowl.[35]

McCord was ranked No. 1 nationally in the regular season in total passing yards (4,326), passing attempts (558), completions (367), completions per game (30.58), and passing yards per contest (360). He was fourth in passing touchdowns (29).[29][30] McCord was named to the second-team all ACC.[36] McCord was a finalist for Manning Award,[37][38] named to the Davey O'Brien Quarterback Class,[39] Davey O'Brien Great 8,[40] and Golden Arm Award Top-25.[41][42]

McCord finished 10th in the final Heisman Trophy voting. This represents the best finish for an Orange players since Dwight Freeney finished ninth in 2001.[43]

Statistics

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Season Games Passing Rushing
GP GS Record Comp Att Pct Yards Avg TD Int Rate Att Yards Avg TD
Ohio State Buckeyes
2021 5 1 1–0 25 38 65.8 416 10.9 2 2 164.6 9 −16 −1.8 0
2022 7 0 0–0 16 20 80.0 190 9.5 1 0 176.3 3 4 1.3 0
2023 12 12 11–1 229 348 66.4 3,170 9.1 24 6 163.2 32 −65 −2.0 0
Syracuse Orange
2024 12 12 9–3 367 558 65.8 4,326 7.8 29 12 143.7 63 −58 −0.9 3
Career[44] 36 25 21–4 637 964 66.1 8,102 8.4 56 20 151.7 107 -135 -1.3 3

Personal life

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McCord's father, Derek McCord, played quarterback at Rutgers from 1988 to 1992.[45][46]

References

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  2. ^ Hunt, Todderick (June 29, 2017). "Freshman Kyle McCord, son of ex-Rutgers QB, starts off high school career with an offer". NJ.com. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  3. ^ "Ready to become a Buckeye, Kyle McCord hoping pair of NFL-stars' sons — and others — join him at Ohio State". The Morning Call. August 11, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  4. ^ Anastasia, Phil (October 8, 2020). "It's been a long road back for St. Joseph's Prep football stars Jeremiah Trotter Jr. and Kyle McCord". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  5. ^ Lind, Andrew (May 13, 2021). "Ohio State Quarterback Kyle McCord Named Pennsylvania's Gatorade Player Of The Year". SI.com. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  6. ^ "Three things to know about Ohio State quarterback Kyle McCord". The Columbus Dispatch. September 23, 2021. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  7. ^ McInerney, Katie; Smith, EJ (May 1, 2019). "St. Joseph's Prep quarterback Kyle McCord commits to Ohio State". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  8. ^ Harrison, Phil (February 19, 2020). "Ohio State football 2021 QB commit Kyle McCord now a five-star prospect". Buckeyes Wire. USA Today. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  9. ^ Landis, Bill (September 25, 2021). "Kyle McCord gets the start at quarterback for Ohio State". The Athletic. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  10. ^ "Ohio State football quarterback Kyle McCord named Big Ten Freshman of the Week". The Columbus Dispatch. September 27, 2021. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  11. ^ "Backup QB McCord looking at big picture at Ohio State". Dayton Daily News. April 8, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
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  34. ^ "Syracuse's McCord Tabbed Davey O'Brien National QB of the Week". Davey O'Brien Award. Fort Worth, Texas. December 3, 2024. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
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  37. ^ "Allstate Sugar Bowl Announces Manning Award Finalists". Sugar Bowl (Press release). New Orleans. December 5, 2024. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
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  39. ^ "McCord Named to Davey O'Brien Quarterback Class". Syracuse University Athletics. October 29, 2024. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  40. ^ "McCord Named to Davey O'Brien Great 8". Syracuse University Athletics. October 7, 2024. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  41. ^ Persaud, Andrew (October 7, 2024). "The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Selection Committee Narrows Watch List to Top 25". Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award (Press release). Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  42. ^ "McCord Makes Golden Arm Award Top-25". Syracuse University Athletics. October 6, 2024. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
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  45. ^ Linder, Brian (November 27, 2020). "After missing last year's game, Kyle McCord, family happy for one more shot at 6A title with St. Joseph's Prep before he heads off to play for Ohio State Buckeyes". PennLive.com. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
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