Julian Sayin will have someone new in his corner this football season.
The Ohio State quarterback has been linked to Miami University student Paulina Adams after she shared an Instagram post in honor of Sayin’s 21st birthday Thursday.
“Happy birthday! Life is the best with you in it,” she wrote.
The post featured three photos, including one of the couple cozying up in the woods by a bonfire in Adirondack chairs.
Another pictured them posing together in matching colors, with Adams in a navy dress and Sayin in navy shorts. The third showed the two taking a selfie in a golf cart together as Sayin sported a Bruins hat.
Per Adams’ Instagram, she is a member of Alpha Phi and holds a separate Instagram account as a reformer and mat pilates instructor at Fitness On High in Oxford, Ohio.
Her personal Instagram account holds 59,000 followers.
She is also a fashion and communications student, per her LinkedIn, and has experience professionally in football after a social media marketing internship with the Bills in 2024.
Many Buckeyes fans were quick to find and comment on Adams’ post to show their loyalty to Sayin as this new personal wrinkle has come about.
“That’s my king you better treat him right,” one Instagram user wrote.
“Don’t break my qb1 heart,” another added.
“Take care of QB1,” a third said.
Sayin previously dated Gabrielle Fowler, a member of Alpha Phi at Arizona State.
The two maintained a long-distance relationship and both are from Carlsbad, Calif.
Saylin is preparing for his third season with the Buckeyes and second as their starter.
Ohio State won a national championship against Notre Dame during Sayin’s freshman year. He only played four games that season, throwing 84 yards for one touchdown and zero interceptions as he learned behind quarterbacks Will Howard and Devin Brown.
Sayin took over the reigns in his sophomore season as the Buckeyes went 12-2 before losing in the Cotton Bowl to Miami (Fla.).
He started all 14 games and threw for 3,610 yards for 32 touchdowns compared to eight interceptions for a 77-percent completion rate.
Sayin will look improve on his 2025 season with Adams by his side.
