Ex-Ohio State star Will Howard blames Michigan fans for overreaction to NFL scouting combine performance

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Former Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback Will Howard’s hopes of joining an NFL team in the draft next month suffered an obstacle when he had questionable throws at the scouting combine.

Howard appeared to put the memory of missed throws behind him with a solid performance at Ohio State Pro Day on Wednesday. He’s still unlikely to be a first-round draft pick, but a quarterback-needy team may be looking at him as a late-round selection.

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Will Howard drops back to pass during the pro day for NFL scouts at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center on March 26, 2025. (Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)

Amid the hoopla over how he performed at the NFL Scouting Combine, Howard said it may have been Michigan Wolverines fans who began the overreactions.

"The combine, obviously, there were some things said about it afterwards, but I thought I did pretty well," he said, via WBNS-TV. "I think, really, it was team up north's fans blowing it out of proportion. I missed two throws obviously, but other guys did too.

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Former Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback Will Howard throws during the pro day for NFL scouts on March 26, 2025. (Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)

"Obviously, it's definitely better being here in this building with my guys. You're more comfortable, but you always want to put yourself in uncomfortable situations. I wasn't mad about it. I thought I did well at the combine and I got good feedback from people except pretty much the media. It