He may have missed out on being named the Elite 11 MVP, or “Alpha Dog” at the Elite 11 Finals, but Kyle McCord still impressed. He had a slow start on day one, but took home first place in the Pro Day competition on day two to put himself in contention to follow the footsteps of fellow Buckeye quarterbacks C.J. Stroud and Justin Fields by being named MVP of the event.
However, despite outshining some of the quarterbacks ahead of him in the last day of an accuracy competition, it wasn’t meant to be, as McCord finished in seventh place, well behind camp “Alpa Dog” Caleb Williams. Fifty percent of the final rankings go into the performance and fifty percent goes to film and performance from each competitor’s junior year, and that seemed to make a difference.
Still, there’s no doubt that the rising senior high schooler from St. Joseph’s in Philadelphia belonged, and often showed more poise, accuracy, and arm strength than many others in the competition.
Ohio State still has itself one whale of a five-start talent once all the dust settles and McCord joins the quarterback room in the fall of 2021.
