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Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud ended the speculation Monday.Stroud a two-time Heisman Trophy finalist announced he is entering the 2023 NFL Draft. Stroud pa sed for 8,123 yards, 85 TDs and 12 interceptions the last two seasons, and his performance in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl against Georgia was a reminder of his high-end potential at the next level.SN's Vinnie Iyer has Stroud as the No. 4 pick to the Indianapolis Colts in his Will Harris Jersey latest .Proverbs 3:5,6 CJ Stroud (@CJ7STROUD) Stroud's decision has a wide-ranging impact that extends past the Ohio State quarterback room. Here is a look at the impacts acro s both levels: Ryan Day heads into his fifth season at Ohio State with the first true quarterback competition.Redshirt sophomore Kyle McCord, who has played in 12 games and started against Akron in 2021, would have the presumed first look in that race. He has a 70.7% completion percentage the last two seasons, and he was a high-school teammate of unanimous All-American receiver Marvin Harrison Jr.McCord has waited his turn, too. He will get a push from Marvin Jones Jr. Jersey four-star quarterback Devin Brown, a sophomore who played in two games.Both were four-star quarterbacks with similar ratings, and Day will let the competition play out. The Ohio State spring game typically has been an indicator with past battles, like Dwayne Haskins vs. Joe Burrow in 2018. There wasn't a spring game in 2020 because of COVID-19, and Stroud won the job in fall camp.McCord and Brown will be scrutinized in the spring, but it comes down to which quarterback is more efficient with Day and new offensive coordinator Brian Hartline, who was promoted from receivers coach.Would Ohio State bring in a transfer quarterback? That's always a po sibility, but four-star quarterback Lincoln Kienholz was part of the 2023 recruiting cla s. There is enough depth at the position. Well, put it this way Stroud finished fourth in the Heisman Trophy voting in 2021 and third in 2022. He pa sed for 348 yards and four TDs in the 42-41 lo s to No. 1 Georgia in the CFP semifinal. He finished with a 21-4 record as a starter the last two seasons.Yet there is a cro s-section of Ohio State fans who will see one record: 0-2. That was Stroud's record as a starter against rival Michigan, and he averaged 369.5 pa sing yards in those games. Stroud was so far down the list of things that went wrong in those lo ses against the Wolverines, but he still took over-the-top criticism.That comes with the territory of being the quarterback at a program that has made five College Football Playoff appearances in nine seasons. Either McCord or Brown will be in that world, and it will be very real when Ohio State travels to Michigan on Nov. 25. That number is not official, but there are clues.The Foundation is among the third-party collectives supporting Ohio State. The Columbus Dispatch reported last July that it C.J. Stroud, TreVeyon Henderson, Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Denzel Burke.There was speculation Stroud might stay at Ohio State given he waited until Monday to make the decision. If that would have happened, then this would have been a game-changer in the Detroit Lions T Shirts Name, Image and Likene s era.Instead, this serves as a reminder the NFL contract system with guaranteed money remains the ultimate source of life-changing money.Pittsburgh's Kenny Pickett who was the only quarterback who was selected in the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft signed a four-year, $14.1 million contract. That's an average of $3.4 million per year with a $7.1 million signing bonus.Given the choice between that and staying in college, the top-shelf quarterbacks in college football are going to the NFL Draft in most cases. NIL has not changed that. Stroud will be the third Ohio State quarterback to be taken in the first round in the last five years along with Dwayne Haskins (2018) and Justin Fields (2021 Julian Okwara Jersey ).Haskins was fatally struck by a vehicle in 2022 at 22 years old, which cut short a NFL career where he might have re-emerged as a starter.Fields has played well in spots for the Chicago Bears the last two seasons and has emerged as a dynamic playmaker in the running game. He also has a 5-20 record as a starter with 24 TDs and 21 interceptions.Stroud likely will be thrust into a similar rebuilding franchise with the Texans and Colts among the leading candidates.There is a stigma around Ohio State quarterbacks at the NFL level but Fields . Stroud could do the same, but there will be growing pains knowing he's likely a top-five pick. Where will Stroud land? SN's Vinnie Iyer has Stroud going to the Indianapolis Colts with the No. 4 pick, ."The Colts' reward for an absolute QB me s between Matt Ryan, Nick Foles and Sam Ehlinger in the final abbreviated season under Frank Reich is being bad enough to get in position to stop recycling veteran QBs. They can land Stroud, a smart pocket pa ser with the right accuracy and intangibles to thrive as their true delayed franchise replacement for Andrew Luck."The Colts have not named a new coach yet, so that could impact this decision. Houston, which has the No. 2 pick, also Billy Sims Jersey could be a po sibility. Detroit (No. 6) seems to have settled in with Jared Goff, and Carolina (No. 9) could make the move with a top-10 pick depending on who they hire.