Former Ohio State quarterback Kyle McCord expressed his gratitude to Ohio State football and its fans in a podcast on Wednesday:

The split between Kyle McCord and the Ohio State Buckeyes wasn't exactly dreaded by the Columbus faithful. In his lone season as Ohio State's starting quarterback in 2023, McCord became much-maligned,

Kyle McCord said he still has “a lot of friends” at Ohio State and that he “met a lot of great people in the community who still have been reaching out and supporting me.”