COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett won’t be getting a tree in Buckeye Grove — yet — but he was named a third-team All-American by the Associated Press on Tuesday. • How exactly does an Ohio State football star get a tree in Buckeye Grove? • See the full 2014 AP All-America Team Buckeyes defensive end Joey Bosa was named first-team All-America by the AP, and defensive tackle Michael Bennett was also named to the third team. Both Bosa and Bennett have already earned trees in Buckeye Grove by virtue of being named first-team All-Americans by USA Today and CBS Sports, respectively. Being named a first-teamer on any reputable, mainstream All-America list gets a player a tree. That won’t be Barrett this year. With few All-America teams going to a third team, it doesn’t seem likely Barrett, the Big Ten’s Freshman of the Year, cracks any first-team list. But it could be in his future. Barrett finished fifth in the Heisman voting this year, but was well behind the top three vote getters. Heisman winner Marcus Mariota of Oregon was the AP’s first-team quarterback, while TCU junior Trevone Boykin was second team…
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