Will Howard
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238 appearances
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first heard Mar 2025
last heard Mar 2025
Will Howard’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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When you're sitting there with dudes that you're watching on Sundays roam the sidelines asking you what you see and how you play the position, I imagine, right? That has to be so much fun.
Absolutely. And it's an ability, a time for me to show my ability to process and to read defenses and what I see out there. And I'm able to kind of give them what I'm thinking. And I felt super prepared going into that process.
I knew that anything they threw at me, whether it was installing a play at the beginning of the meeting and having me come back and shoot it back to them at the end, or whether it's asking me, what's your favorite third down and long play? Whatever it was, I was really prepared for it. And I Felt like I did really well in the interview process.
And I think that's where my game really stands out and where I can really thrive is my ability to process, my ability to regurgitate whatever I was doing and my ability to recall. All that kind of stuff is kind of one of the strength points of my game. So I wanted to make sure I showed that. I think I did a pretty good job of it.
Are you frustrated by draft coverage that seems to put a ceiling on where you could go?
I mean, yeah, I definitely I think I take everything and just use it as a chip, man. And I feel like I've been doing that really my whole career. That's kind of been the story of my career is, you know, I've kind of been overlooked. I've been, you know, kind of that underdog guy. You know, I wasn't necessarily probably the hottest commodity in the transfer portal when I went to Ohio State.
You know, guys are saying, you know, they should have gotten this guy and this guy. But I came in and I said, I want to prove them right for picking me. I want to prove those people that said that wrong. When I went to K-State, I was a three-star guy. I wasn't really expected to do anything crazy. I ended up playing as a true freshman and winning a Big 12 championship.
I feel like the story of my career is proving people wrong. I love where I'm at in the process. I think me being a guy who can kind of fly under the radar right now. And then hopefully, you know, all you need is one team to fall in love with you, man. And, and, you know, I just want to prove to all these teams that, you know, I have what it takes.
And I feel like, you know, I'm one of the, one of the most NFL ready guys, um, that there is, you know, I've seen a lot in my college career and, um, you know, I feel like I'm really well prepared and, you know, I think I process the game better than, better than, better than anyone.
So, you know, I think for me, you know, I'm confident in myself, you know, I know there's a ton of other really talented guys in this draft class and, um, you know, I'm, I'm not going to say anything about them, but, you know, I believe in myself and, and I think that, you know, I, whoever wants to pick me is getting a winner, man. And they're not going to regret it.
Let's go back to college. Uh, How close was it to potentially being some other place in Ohio State in the transfer portal for you?
Yeah, it was coming out of my last year at K-State. I knew I wanted a new challenge and something to kind of... My eventual goal was to be a starting quarterback in the NFL. So I knew to make that step, I wanted to improve my draft stock. And I felt like where my draft stock was coming out of my last year at K-State, it just didn't really match where I felt like my talent level was.
And I was getting told, you're a day three guy, you're an undrafted guy. And I had one more year of eligibility left. And I said, if I feel like there's a place that I can really improve my game and compete for a national championship, those were the two things I was telling schools. It's not about NIL. It's not about... going somewhere where it's a guaranteed start.
No, I want to go somewhere where I feel like I can develop as a quarterback and improve my draft stock and compete for a national championship. And when it kind of came down to it, it was really Miami, USC, Ohio State, and then draft. And Miami... had a favorable schedule.
You know, they had a really good offense, able to sling the ball around, you know, but I just felt like at the end of the day, it wasn't the right place for me. USC, the draw was Lincoln. I really wanted to play. And I felt like, you know, he's one of the most elite quarterback developers and thought that was really good. And maybe if I had like two or three years of eligibility left, I'd go there.
But, you know, for a one year plug and play kind of deal, nothing came close to Ohio state. And, and I felt like when I started talking to coach day and coach day says, we believe that you're the guy that can come in here and lead us to a national championship. And that was all I needed, man. I needed, I needed a chance and, you know, I took it and ran with it. They didn't guarantee me anything.
They didn't say you're for sure going to be the starter, but you know, they said like, listen, we believe in you and we want you to be the guy. And, and that's all I needed to
So, you know, I watched it at K-State, and I got why they would want to go in another direction after what was going on last year at quarterback. But it was kind of tough for you in a way because it's like now Kyle's lighting it up at Syracuse, and you know what your fan base is like. What did the Oregon get? I know it's a loss and you're supposed to win every game.
And the standard was this loaded team over the course of the summer. And the standard is only a national championship. So maybe your answer is going to be like, hey, we're Ohio State. We lost to Oregon. So we can't have that happen. I loved you in that game. So I don't know. Like there was a turning point, at least for me, of what I thought you were capable of.
Was there any moment for you, even with a loss, maybe a couple of days removed from the emotion of that last series where it actually helped you?
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