Examining Braxton Miller, JT Barrett’s Futures with OSU Before 2015 Championship

Urban Meyer’s biggest riddle as coach of Ohio State is not the Oregon Ducks, but his quarterback situation.

There can certainly be too much of a good thing.

Braxton Miller, the two-time Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year in 2012 and ’13, not to mention surefire Heisman Trophy finalist before his injury, figures to be ready for 2015. J.T. Barrett, who finished in the top five in Heisman voting after leading the Buckeyes to a Big Ten championship, will be back as well.

Then there is Cardale Jones, a sophomore who may bring a national title back to Columbus and write the greatest three-game stretch by a quarterback in program history, if not in college football history as a whole.

No pressure, Urban.

“It’s very unique. I’ve never seen a situation like this,” Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith said, per Sports Illustrated’s Pete Thamel. “There may be a situation like this out there, but I’d be shocked because of the talent level of all three. It’s interesting.”

See, if Meyer makes the wrong decision, promises the wrong thing or even sends off iffy vibes, he may lose one of Miller, Barrett or both, leaving him depleted should the starter suffer an injury once again.

The rare situation is part of the reason Miller’s name continues to come up in transfer chatter, such as a note by Rusty Mansell of 247 Sports:

As Bryan Fischer of NFL.com notes, chatter about Miller taking his talents to Florida State to…

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