How did Ohio State's Julian Sayin get so accurate? QB H-O-R-S-E

"After drilling mechanics, dropbacks and movement throws with passing coach Jose Mohler at the park about 35 miles north of San Diego, the real competition began -- a homegrown version of quarterback HORSE. Their buddies, twins Jayven and Kiran Sandhu, ran routes while the Sayin brothers called their shots, grading each other's 10 throws. The loser picked up the tab at the smoothie shop around the corner before everyone headed home for online high school."

""We would grade very, very harshly," said Aidan, who went on to become a record-breaking quarterback at Penn. "Anything that wasn't on the face wasn't worthy of even a B-plus. You had to be super accurate." All those morning sessions in 2020 -- when school was remote and the football season was pushed to spring -- became the foundation for Julian's precision passing, the trait that has propelled him to Heisman contention in his first season as Ohio State's starting quarterback."

"Having led the top-ranked Buckeyes to an undefeated regular season, Julian is on the verge of breaking the FBS single-season completion percentage record. Heading into Saturday's Big Ten championship clash against No. 2 Indiana, he's completing 78.9% of his passes -- on pace to surpass the 77.5% mark set two years ago by Bo Nix. After torching Michigan for three touchdowns Saturday, Julian leads the country with a QBR of 91.4. Should he outduel Hoosiers quarterback Fernando Mendoza, a fellow Heisman front-runner, Julian"

Julian Sayin built elite passing accuracy through early-morning pandemic workouts with his older brother Aidan and coach Jose Mohler, practicing mechanics, dropbacks and movement throws. The brothers competed in a homegrown quarterback HORSE, graded each other's throws and rewarded winners with acai bowls. Aidan became a record-breaking quarterback at Penn, while the repetition and strict grading sharpened Julian's precision. Julian led Ohio State to an undefeated regular season and is on pace to break the FBS single-season completion percentage record at 78.9%. He leads the country with a 91.4 QBR and faces Indiana's Fernando Mendoza in the Big Ten title game.

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