Kyle McCord made his unofficial Syracuse debut Saturday night.

The former Ohio State quarterback played in the first half of Syracuse's spring game. He completed 18-of-28 pass attempts for 242 passing yards and a touchdown.

McCord's touchdown came on a 38-yard pass to Georgia transfer wide receiver Zeed Haynes. Haynes would end up with six catches for 74 yards. Trebor Pena had seven receptions for 130 yards.

All were playing in front of a Syracuse spring game-record crowd of around 16,579, according to the school.

McCord entered the transfer portal after leading Ohio State to an 11-1 record during the 2023 regular season. The Buckeyes' loss came to Michigan, their third-straight defeat at the hands of the Wolverines. McCord threw for 3,170 yards, 24 touchdowns and 6 interceptions while completing 65.8% of his 348 pass attempts last year.

According to McCord, his decision to transfer from Ohio State to Syracuse was strictly business.

"At the end of the day, the top level of college football and then especially onto the pros, it's a business," McCord said on "The QB Room" podcast. "At the end of the day, Ohio State had to make a business decision they felt like was best for them. And I had to do the same thing."

McCord and Syracuse will open the 2024 season Aug. 31 against Ohio.

With McCord at Syracuse, Ohio State has five scholarship quarterbacks competing to be the team's starter in 2024: Kansas State transfer Will Howard, Devin Brown, Lincoln Kienholz, Air Noland and Alabama transfer Julian Sayin. All five played in OSU's spring game.

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This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: How Kyle McCord performed at the Syracuse 2024 spring game