Luke Fahey
| No. 13 – Ohio State Buckeyes | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | Freshman |
| Personal information | |
Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Listed weight | 206 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Mission Viejo (Mission Viejo, California) |
| College | Ohio State (2026–present) |
| Stats at ESPN | |
Luke Fahey is an American college football quarterback for the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Early life
[edit]Fahey is from Mission Viejo, California.[1] He attended Mission Viejo High School where he competed in football, lacrosse and basketball.[2][3] He became his team's starting quarterback as a sophomore and helped them to the CIF State Division 1-AA championship while throwing for 2,184 yards and 26 touchdowns.[1] The next year, Fahey threw for 1,638 yards and 17 touchdowns with no interceptions.[4] He was named the Orange County Register Offensive Player of the Year and the Los Angeles Times Back of the Year as a senior after throwing for 3,199 yards and 25 touchdowns, while Mission Viejo won the Alpha League championship.[5][6]
Fahey, in his high school career, threw for 7,021 yards and 68 touchdowns with nine interceptions while also running for 1,567 yards and 19 scores.[7] He was ranked a three-star recruit in the class of 2026.[4] He committed to play college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes.[8]
College career
[edit]Fahey competed with Tavien St. Clair to be Ohio State's backup quarterback in 2026.[9] In the season-opener, a 56–3 win against the Ball State Cardinals, he came in for Julian Sayin in the second half and completed five of six passes for 62 yards and a touchdown with an interception.[10] Fahey entered the fourth quarter of the Indiana Hoosiers game after Sayin suffered a shoulder injury.[11] Fahey then started the next two games against the USC Trojans and the Oregon Ducks.[12]
Statistics
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 2026 | Ohio State | 5 | 2 | 0–2 | 66 | 101 | 65.3 | 823 | 8.1 | 5 | 3 | 143.7 | 16 | 13 | 0.8 | 0 |
| Career | 5 | 2 | 0–2 | 66 | 101 | 65.3 | 823 | 8.1 | 5 | 3 | 143.7 | 16 | 13 | 0.8 | 0 | |
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Luke Fahey". Ohio State Buckeyes. Retrieved September 5, 2026.
- ↑ Rabinowitz, Bill (July 3, 2025). "Ohio State football gets commitment from California quarterback Luke Fahey". The Columbus Dispatch.
- ↑ Sondheimer, Eric (July 12, 2025). "Quarterback Luke Fahey of Mission Viejo is separating himself". Los Angeles Times.
- 1 2 Gillis, Andrew (September 30, 2025). "Meet the Ohio State 3-star QB recruit who cleans locker rooms and has his coach saying he should be a 5-star". Cleveland.com.
- ↑ Albano, Dan (December 18, 2025). "All-County Football 2025: Luke Fahey is the offensive player of the year". Orange County Register.
- ↑ Sondheimer, Eric (December 21, 2025). "The Times' football back of the year: Luke Fahey of Mission Viejo". Los Angeles Times – via Yahoo Sports.
- ↑ Adams, Todd M. (December 8, 2025). "Ohio State recruit Luke Fahey named ALL-USA Football Team QB finalist". USA Today.
- ↑ Albano, Dan (July 14, 2025). "Mission Viejo quarterback Luke Fahey commits to 'dream school' Ohio State". Orange County Register.
- ↑ Aulbach, Dan (September 5, 2026). "Ohio State QB Luke Fahey enters season opener against Ball State". The Columbus Dispatch.
- ↑ Mac Kay, Brianna (September 5, 2026). "Ohio State football routs Ball State in season opener: Instant takeaways". The Columbus Dispatch.
- ↑ Verma, Sunny (2026-10-17). "Ohio State QB Julian Sayin exits Indiana game with apparent injury". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 2026-11-07.
- ↑ Amaranthus, Bri (2026-11-06). "Five Things To Know About Ohio State Freshman Quarterback Luke Fahey". Oregon Ducks On SI. Retrieved 2026-11-07.