Sports Host Announces Ohio State Heisman Trophy Boycott

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It's the classic "the chicken or the egg" argument: Is Ohio State QB Julian Sayin making the rest of his teammates better with his throwing ability, or is Ohio State's receiving corps so good that anyone with two legs and a functioning arm can throw touchdowns? For one sports show host, it's the latter.

On a new edition of Maggie & Perloff, Andrew Perloff made the case that Sayin should not win the Heisman Trophy because his job is too easy and the teams he's going up against are bad.

“There’s a lot of Heisman hype, but how hard is his job? Let’s be realistic,” Perloff said. “I mean, Penn State, that means nothing.”

“How could people vote for Julian Sayin? Who has Ohio State beaten? They’re in the Big Ten, who are they going to beat? I mean, I don’t know, I can’t understand it. How do you know what this actually means until he’s playing a good team? And he’s throwing to the greatest wide receiving corps we’ve seen, except for the last three years of Ohio State wide receivers.”

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Perloff admitted that he finds it hard to distinguish Sayin's ability from that of his receivers, specifically all-world sophomore Jeremiah Smith. Ultimately, he feels that Sayin has "the easiest job in football."

“For me, it’s really hard to distinguish Julian Sayin from, say, Jeremiah Smith,” Perloff said. “There’s nothing to be said for it. He has the easiest job in college football.”

As it stands, Sayin is a narrow favorite over Alabama QB Ty Simpson in the Heisman Trophy race. Worth noting is that similar arguments are also being made about Simpson, who has a superstar receiving corps of his own to work with.

But it's hard to dismiss how absolutely wild Sayin's numbers are. He's completing 80.7% of his passes, a mark that is poised to obliterate the college football accuracy record, while boasting the highest passer rating in college football too. Through eight games he has 2,188 passing yards, 23 touchdowns and just three interceptions.

There are still at least four more games for Sayin to push his Heisman Trophy case. But at this point, if you're discounting what Sayin has done because he has too many options, there probably isn't anything else he can do to prove he belongs on the stage in New York City.

This story was originally reported by The Spun on Nov 5, 2025, where it first appeared in the College Football section. Add The Spun as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

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