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,

It helped that Syracuse returned one of the best hybrid tight end/receivers in the country in Oronde Gadsden II, who came back to the Orange in large part because of McCord. Trebor Pena also returned from a hamstring injury that limited him to one game last season, and Syracuse signed Zeed Haynes and Jackson Meeks from the transfer portal.

Syracuse is off to a 2-0 start behind new quarterback Kyle McCord, a transfer from Ohio State. He leads the nation in touchdown passes per game and is second in passing yards per game.

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.”

Kyle McCord began his Syracuse football career in memorable fashion. In Syracuse's 38-22 season-opening win against Ohio, McCord had 354 passing yards, four touchdowns and an interception while completing 27 of his 39 pass attempts. His passing yards, pass completions, pass attempts and passing touchdowns were each career highs.

Starting quarterback, Kyle McCord became the talk of town with another massive performance for the Orange. He lit up Georgia Tech's defense throwing for 381 yards and four touchdowns.

Do not be alarmed if you hear a cork pop sound coming from Ryan Day’s office on the campus of Ohio State this week. After all, Syracuse head coach Fran Brown did say he “should send him a bottle of champagne for allowing us to get him,

Things didn't go how Kyle McCord envisioned them going for him while was at Ohio State. Still, McCord has no hard feelings for the Buckeyes. McCord transferred to Syracuse following last season and the Buckeyes moved onto Kansas State transfer quarterback Will Howard.