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Line 1: {{short description\|American football player (born 2002)}} {{for\|the American soccer player\|Kyle McCord (soccer)}} {{Use mdy dates\|date=July 2022}} {{Infobox college football player \| embed = \| name = Kyle McCord \| image =~~Kyle_McCord_2023~~ Kyle_McCord_in_2023.jpg \| caption = McCord with Ohio State in 2023 \| school = Syracuse Orange \| currentnumber = 6 \| currentposition = [[Quarterback]] \| class = Senior \| major = \| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|2002\|9\|19}} \| birth_place = [[~~Philadelphia~~Mount Laurel, ~~Pennsylvania~~New Jersey]], U.S. \| death_date = \| death_place = \| height_ft = 6 \| height_in = 3 \| weight_lb = ~~215~~220 \| highschool = [[St. Joseph's Preparatory School\|St. Joseph's Preparatory]]<br/>([[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]) \| bowlgames = * [[2022 Rose Bowl]] Line 24 ⟶ 25: \| pastschools = * [[Ohio State Buckeyes football\|Ohio State]] (2021–2023) * [[Syracuse Orange football\|Syracuse]] (2024–present) \| highlights = * Third-team ~~All-~~[[List of All-Big Ten Conference football teams\|All-Big Ten]] ([[2023 All-Big Ten Conference football team\|2023]]) \| espn = 4433971 }} Line 32 ⟶ 34: ==Early life and high school== 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.]]. He received his first college scholarship offer from [[Central Michigan Chippewas football\|Central Michigan]] before the start of his freshman year of high school.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Hunt \|first=Todderick \|date=June 29, 2017 \|title=Freshman Kyle McCord, son of ex-Rutgers QB, starts off high school career with an offer \|url=https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/article/nj-2021-qb-kyle-mccord-starts-off-career-ar-st-joseph-prep-with-an-offer/ \|access-date=July 22, 2022 \|website=[[NJ.com]]}}</ref> As a sophomore, he passed for a school-record 2,883 yards and 35 touchdown passes.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=August 11, 2019 \|title=Ready to become a Buckeye, Kyle McCord hoping pair of NFL-stars' sons — and others — join him at Ohio State \|url=https://www.mcall.com/sports/mc-spt-moore-trotter-stjoes-20190811-guazugjrkzer7a6fp2ab2li6oe-story.html \|access-date=July 22, 2022 \|website=[[The Morning Call]]}}</ref> McCord passed for 2,399 yards and 31 touchdowns during his junior season before missing the final four games due to injury.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Anastasia \|first=Phil \|date=October 8, 2020 \|title=~~It’s~~It's been a long road back for St. ~~Joseph’s~~Joseph's Prep football stars Jeremiah Trotter Jr. and Kyle McCord \|url=https://www.inquirer.com/high-school-sports/pennsylvania/jeremiah-trotter-jr-kyle-mccord-st-josephs-prep-football-20201008.html \|access-date=July 23, 2022 \|website=[[Philadelphia Inquirer]]}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Lind \|first=Andrew \|date=May 13, 2021 \|title=Ohio State Quarterback Kyle McCord Named ~~Pennsylvania’s~~Pennsylvania's Gatorade Player Of The Year \|url=https://www.si.com/college/ohiostate/football/ohio-state-football-quarterback-kyle-mccord-named-pennsylvania-gatorade-player-of-the-year \|access-date=July 22, 2022 \|website=[[SI.com]]}}</ref> McCord finished his high school career with 6,887 passing yards, a [[Philadelphia Catholic League]] record, and 88 touchdown passes.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=September 23, 2021 \|title=Three things to know about Ohio State quarterback Kyle McCord \|url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/sports/2021/09/23/ohio-state-quarterback-freshman-kyle-mccord-three-things-know/5830875001/ \|access-date=June 13, 2022 \|website=[[The Columbus Dispatch]]}}</ref> McCord was initially rated a four-star recruit and committed to play [[college football]] at [[Ohio State Buckeyes football\|Ohio State]] during his sophomore year over offers from [[Texas A&M Aggies football\|Texas A&M]], [[Penn State Nittany Lions football\|Penn State]], [[Mississippi State Bulldogs football\|Mississippi State]], and [[Michigan State Spartans football\|Michigan State]].<ref>{{Cite web \|~~last~~last1=McInerney \|~~first~~first1=Katie \|last2=Smith \|first2=EJ \|date=May 1, 2019 \|title=St. ~~Joseph’s~~Joseph's Prep quarterback Kyle McCord commits to Ohio State \|url=https://www.inquirer.com/high-school-sports/pennsylvania/ohio-state-kyle-mccord-recruiting-st-josephs-prep-20190430.html \|access-date=June 13, 2022 \|website=[[Philadelphia Inquirer]]}}</ref> He was later reranked as a five-star prospect by ''[[247Sports]]'' as a junior.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Harrison \|first=Phil \|date=February 19, 2020 \|title=Ohio State football 2021 QB commit Kyle McCord now a five-star prospect \|url=https://buckeyeswire.usatoday.com/2020/02/19/ohio-state-football-recruiting-kyle-mccord-now-five-star-prospect/ \|access-date=July 23, 2022 \|website=Buckeyes Wire \|publisher=[[USA Today]]}}</ref> ==College career== McCord primarily spent his freshman season at Ohio State as the backup to starter [[C. J. Stroud]]. He made one start against [[2021 Akron Zips football team\|Akron]] while Stroud was recovering from a shoulder injury.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Landis \|first=Bill \|date=September 25, 2021 \|title=Kyle McCord gets the start at quarterback for Ohio State \|url=https://theathletic.com/news/kyle-mccord-gets-the-start-at-quarterback-for-ohio-state/FFZzcMRydZIs/ \|access-date=July 22, 2022 \|website=[[The Athletic]]}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=September 27, 2021 \|title=Ohio State football quarterback Kyle McCord named Big Ten Freshman of the Week \|url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/sports/2021/09/27/ohio-state-football-quarterback-kyle-mccord-big-ten-freshman-week/5884471001/ \|access-date=June 13, 2022 \|website=[[The Columbus Dispatch]]}}</ref> He finished the season with 416 passing yards and two touchdown passes and two interceptions in five games played.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=April 8, 2022 \|title=Backup QB McCord looking at big picture at Ohio State \|url=https://www.daytondailynews.com/sports/backup-qb-mccord-looking-at-big-picture-at-ohio-state/XTZJVDZ7BBEZLGEC3YRVM2PFAM/ \|access-date=June 13, 2022 \|website=[[Dayton Daily News]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Baird \|first=Nathan \|date=March 22, 2022 \|title=Is Ohio State football’s Kyle McCord the Big Ten’s best backup quarterback? \|url=https://www.cleveland.com/osu/2022/03/is-ohio-state-footballs-kyle-mccord-the-big-tens-best-backup-quarterback.html \|access-date=June 13, 2022 \|website=[[Cleveland.com]]}}</ref> McCord entered his sophomore season as the Buckeyes second string quarterback.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.cleveland.com/osu/2022/08/kyle-mccord-enters-second-ohio-state-football-with-clarity-as-its-unquestioned-qb2.html\|title=Kyle McCord enters second Ohio State football season with clarity as its unquestioned QB2\|first=Stephen\|last=Means\|website=[[Cleveland.com]]\|date=August 19, 2022\|access-date=August 19, 2022}}</ref> He appeared in seven games, all off the bench, and completed 16 of 20 pass attempts for 190 yards and one touchdown.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://apnews.com/article/ohio-state-quarterback-stroud-mccord-brown-f05a09a5918f9a79fbe0b3a73750c5c2\|title=QB auditions take center stage in Ohio St spring practice\|first=Mitch\|last=Stacy\|agency=[[Associated Press]]\|date=March 6, 2023\|access-date=April 18, 2023}}</ref>▼ === Ohio State === McCord competed with [[Devin Brown (American football)\|Devin Brown]] during spring practices and preseason training camp to succeed Stroud as Ohio State's starting quarterback in 2023.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://theathletic.com/4744019/2023/08/02/ohio-state-quarterbacks-mccord-brown-day/\|title=Where does Ohio State QB battle stand? How Devin Brown, Kyle McCord, Ryan Day view it\|first=Cameron\|last=Teague Robinson\|website=[[The Athletic]]\|date=August 2, 2023\|access-date=August 31, 2023}}</ref> He was named the starter for the Buckeyes' season opener, although head coach [[Ryan Day (American football)\|Ryan Day]] stated that the competition was still ongoing.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/38284105/kyle-mccord-replaces-cj-stroud-ohio-state-starter\|title=Kyle McCord replaces C.J. Stroud as Ohio State starter\|first=Tom\|last=VanHaaren\|website=[[ESPN.com]]\|date=August 29, 2023\|access-date=August 31, 2023}}</ref> After completing 14 of 20 pass attempts for 258 yards and three touchdowns in a 35–7 victory in week 2 vs [[2023 Youngstown State Penguins football team\|Youngstown State]], McCord was named the starter for the rest of the 2023 season.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/sports/college/football/2023/09/11/ohio-state-football-stock-report-following-win-over-youngstown-state/70759016007/\|title=Ohio State stock report: Defense, QB Kyle McCord rising after win over Youngstown State\|first=Joey\|last=Kaufman\|work=[[The Columbus Dispatch]]\|date=September 11, 2023\|access-date=September 13, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.inquirer.com/college-sports/kyle-mccord-ohio-state-starter-st-josephs-prep-20230912.html\|title=Ohio State names St. Joe’s Prep’s Kyle McCord as starting QB for rest of season\|first=Kerith\|last=Gabriel\|work=[[Philadelphia Inquirer]]\|date=September 12, 2023\|access-date=September 13, 2023}}</ref> In Week 4 against [[2023 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team\|Notre Dame]], McCord would lead a game-winning drive in the final two minutes as Ohio State won, 17–14.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Inside Kyle McCord's Game-Winning Drive vs. Notre Dame \|url=https://www.cleveland.com/osu/2023/09/inside-ohio-state-qb-kyle-mccords-game-winning-drive-and-3-throws-that-beat-notre-dame.html \|website=Cleveland.com \|access-date=26 November 2023}}</ref> In Week 13 against the [[2023 Michigan Wolverines football team\|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.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Kyle McCord's Early Mistake Proves Costly as Ohio State falls to Michigan \|url=https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-state-football/2023/11/143430/kyle-mccord-s-early-mistake-proves-costly-in-ohio-state-s-loss-to-michigan \|website=Eleven Warriors \|access-date=26 November 2023}}</ref>▼ ▲McCord primarily spent his freshman season at Ohio State as the backup to starter [[C. J. Stroud]]. He made one start against [[2021 Akron Zips football team\|Akron]] while Stroud was recovering from a shoulder injury.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Landis \|first=Bill \|date=September 25, 2021 \|title=Kyle McCord gets the start at quarterback for Ohio State \|url=https://theathletic.com/news/kyle-mccord-gets-the-start-at-quarterback-for-ohio-state/FFZzcMRydZIs/ \|access-date=July 22, 2022 \|website=[[The Athletic]]}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=September 27, 2021 \|title=Ohio State football quarterback Kyle McCord named Big Ten Freshman of the Week \|url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/sports/2021/09/27/ohio-state-football-quarterback-kyle-mccord-big-ten-freshman-week/5884471001/ \|access-date=June 13, 2022 \|website=[[The Columbus Dispatch]]}}</ref> He finished the season with 416 passing yards and two touchdown passes and two interceptions in five games played.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=April 8, 2022 \|title=Backup QB McCord looking at big picture at Ohio State \|url=https://www.daytondailynews.com/sports/backup-qb-mccord-looking-at-big-picture-at-ohio-state/XTZJVDZ7BBEZLGEC3YRVM2PFAM/ \|access-date=June 13, 2022 \|website=[[Dayton Daily News]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Baird \|first=Nathan \|date=March 22, 2022 \|title=Is Ohio State ~~football’s~~football's Kyle McCord the Big ~~Ten’s~~Ten's best backup quarterback? \|url=https://www.cleveland.com/osu/2022/03/is-ohio-state-footballs-kyle-mccord-the-big-tens-best-backup-quarterback.html \|access-date=June 13, 2022 \|website=[[Cleveland.com]]}}</ref> McCord entered his sophomore season as the Buckeyes second string quarterback.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.cleveland.com/osu/2022/08/kyle-mccord-enters-second-ohio-state-football-with-clarity-as-its-unquestioned-qb2.html\|title=Kyle McCord enters second Ohio State football season with clarity as its unquestioned QB2\|first=Stephen\|last=Means\|website=[[Cleveland.com]]\|date=August 19, 2022\|access-date=August 19, 2022}}</ref> He appeared in seven games, all off the bench, and completed 16 of 20 pass attempts for 190 yards and one touchdown.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://apnews.com/article/ohio-state-quarterback-stroud-mccord-brown-f05a09a5918f9a79fbe0b3a73750c5c2\|title=QB auditions take center stage in Ohio St spring practice\|first=Mitch\|last=Stacy\|~~agency~~work=[[Associated Press News]]\|date=March 6, 2023\|access-date=April 18, 2023}}</ref> ▲McCord competed with [[Devin Brown (American football)\|Devin Brown]] during spring practices and preseason training camp to succeed Stroud as Ohio State's starting quarterback in 2023.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://theathletic.com/4744019/2023/08/02/ohio-state-quarterbacks-mccord-brown-day/\|title=Where does Ohio State QB battle stand? How Devin Brown, Kyle McCord, Ryan Day view it\|first=Cameron\|last=Teague Robinson\|website=[[The Athletic]]\|date=August 2, 2023\|access-date=August 31, 2023}}</ref> He was named the starter for the Buckeyes' season opener, although head coach [[Ryan Day (American football)\|Ryan Day]] stated that the competition was still ongoing.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/38284105/kyle-mccord-replaces-cj-stroud-ohio-state-starter\|title=Kyle McCord replaces C.J. Stroud as Ohio State starter\|first=Tom\|last=VanHaaren\|website=[[ESPN.com]]\|date=August 29, 2023\|access-date=August 31, 2023}}</ref> After completing 14 of 20 pass attempts for 258 yards and three touchdowns in a 35–7 victory in week 2 vs [[2023 Youngstown State Penguins football team\|Youngstown State]], McCord was named the starter for the rest of the 2023 season.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/sports/college/football/2023/09/11/ohio-state-football-stock-report-following-win-over-youngstown-state/70759016007/\|title=Ohio State stock report: Defense, QB Kyle McCord rising after win over Youngstown State\|first=Joey\|last=Kaufman\|work=[[The Columbus Dispatch]]\|date=September 11, 2023\|access-date=September 13, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.inquirer.com/college-sports/kyle-mccord-ohio-state-starter-st-josephs-prep-20230912.html\|title=Ohio State names St. ~~Joe’s~~Joe's ~~Prep’s~~Prep's Kyle McCord as starting QB for rest of season\|first=Kerith\|last=Gabriel\|work=[[Philadelphia Inquirer]]\|date=September 12, 2023\|access-date=September 13, 2023}}</ref> In Week 4 against [[2023 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team\|Notre Dame]], McCord ~~would lead~~led a game-winning drive in the final two minutes as Ohio State won, 17–14.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Inside Kyle McCord's Game-Winning Drive vs. Notre Dame \|url=https://www.cleveland.com/osu/2023/09/inside-ohio-state-qb-kyle-mccords-game-winning-drive-and-3-throws-that-beat-notre-dame.html \|website=Cleveland.com \|access-date=26 November 2023}}</ref> In Week 13 against the [[2023 Michigan Wolverines football team\|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.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Kyle McCord's Early Mistake Proves Costly as Ohio State falls to Michigan \|url=https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-state-football/2023/11/143430/kyle-mccord-s-early-mistake-proves-costly-in-ohio-state-s-loss-to-michigan \|website=Eleven Warriors \|access-date=26 November 2023}}</ref> Prior to Ohio State’s [[2023 Cotton Bowl Classic (December)\|2023 Cotton Bowl Classic]] appearance, McCord entered the NCAA transfer portal. This came following Ryan Day declining to commit to McCord as the starting quarterback moving forward.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2023-12-04 \|title=Ohio State Quarterback Kyle McCord Enters Transfer Portal \|url=https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-state-football/2023/12/143691/ohio-state-quarterback-kyle-mccord-enters-transfer-portal \|access-date=2023-12-04 \|website=Eleven Warriors \|language=en}}</ref> OnPrior ~~December~~to ~~17,~~Ohio State’s [[2023, ~~McCord~~Cotton ~~announced~~Bowl onClassic ~~his~~(December)\|2023 ~~[[Instagram~~Cotton Bowl Classic]] ~~page~~appearance, ~~that~~McCord heentered ~~would~~the beNCAA ~~transferring~~transfer portal, following Ryan Day's declining to ~~[[Syracuse~~commit ~~University]]~~to McCord as the starting quarterback.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2023-12-04 \|title=~~Instagram~~Ohio State Quarterback Kyle McCord Enters Transfer Portal \|url=https://www.~~instagram~~elevenwarriors.com/pohio-state-football/~~C09qO23O9aA~~2023/12/143691/ohio-state-quarterback-kyle-mccord-enters-transfer-portal \|access-date=2023-12-1704 \|website=~~www.instagram.com~~Eleven Warriors \|language=en}}</ref> === Syracuse === On December 17, 2023, McCord announced that he would be transferring to [[Syracuse Orange football\|Syracuse]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2023-12-17 \|title=McCord going to Syracuse after year as OSU QB1 \|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/39133231/kyle-mccord-transfers-syracuse-year-ohio-st-qb1 \|access-date=2023-12-17 \|website=ESPN.com \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2023-12-17 \|title=Former Ohio State QB Kyle McCord transferring to Syracuse \|url=https://www.inquirer.com/college-sports/ohio-state-kyle-mccord-transfer-syracuse-st-josephs-prep-20231217.html \|access-date=2023-12-17 \|website=Philadelphia Inquirer \|language=en}}</ref> At Syracuse, McCord joined incoming head coach [[Fran Brown]], whom he has known since his playing days in little league football.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Girshon \|first1=Justin \|title='MISSING PIECE': Ohio State transfer QB Kyle McCord is primed to unlock SU's offense \|url=https://dailyorange.com/2024/08/kyle-mccord-syracuse-football-missing-piece/ \|access-date=3 September 2024 \|work=[[The Daily Orange]] \|date=29 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Nagel \|first1=Cody \|title=Fran Brown credits wife for Syracuse landing QB transfer Kyle McCord from Ohio State \|url=https://247sports.com/college/washington/article/fran-brown-credits-wife-for-syracuse-landing-qb-transfer-kyle-mccord-from-ohio-state-234209789/ \|access-date=3 September 2024 \|work=[[247Sports]] \|date=27 July 2024 \|language=en}}</ref> ===Statistics=== Line 58 ⟶ 63: \|- ! [[2021 Ohio State Buckeyes football team\|2021]] \| 5 \|\| 1 \|\| 1−0 \|\| 25 \|\| 38 \|\| 65.8 \|\| 416 \|\| ~~'''~~10.9~~'''~~ \|\| 2 \|\| 2 \|\| 164.6 \|\| 9 \|\| -16 \|\| -1.8 \|\| 0 \|- ! [[2022 Ohio State Buckeyes football team\|2022]] Line 64 ⟶ 69: \|- ! [[2023 Ohio State Buckeyes football team\|2023]] \| '''12'''\|\| '''12'''\|\| '''11−1''' \|\| '''~~211~~229'''\|\| '''~~318~~348'''\|\| 66.4 \|\| '''23,~~899~~170'''\|\| 9.1 \|\| '''24'''\|\| '''6'''\|\| 163.2 \|\| '''31'''\|\| -62 \|\| -2.0 \|\| 0 \|- ! colspan="16" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Syracuse Orange}}" \| Syracuse Orange \|- ![[2024 Syracuse Orange football team\|2024]] \| 3 \|\| 3 \|\| 2−1 \|\| 86 \|\| 127 \|\| 67.7 \|\| 1,074 \|\| 8.5 \|\| 10 \|\| 3 \|\| 160.0 \|\| 13 \|\| 1 \|\| 0.1 \|\| 1 \|- ! Career<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/kyle-mccord-1.html\|title=Kyle McCord College Stats\|website=Sports-Reference.com\|access-date=August 31, 2023}}</ref> !! 2327 !! 1316 !! ~~12–1~~14−2 !! ~~252~~356 !! ~~376~~533 !! 6766.08 !! 34,~~505~~850 !! 9.31 !! 2737 !! 811 !! ~~165~~162.50 !! 4357 !! -7476 !! -1.73 !! 01 \|} Line 76 ⟶ 86: ==External links== {{commons}} [https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/football/roster/kyle-mccord/5603 Ohio State Buckeyes bio] [https://cuse.com/sports/football/roster/kyle-mccord/23475 Syracuse Orange bio] {{Syracuse Orange quarterback navbox}} {{Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback navbox}} Line 87 ⟶ 100: [[Category:St. Joseph's Preparatory School alumni]] [[Category:Players of American football from Burlington County, New Jersey]] [[Category:Syracuse Orange football players]]