COLUMBUS, Ohio — It’s not often that a quarterback competition causes Las Vegas to place odds for three separate competitors.
But one look at Bovada’s handicapping (via OddsShark.com) of Ohio State’s high-profile position battle shows that what the Buckeyes will face this offseason is far from your typical quarterback derby.
Ohio State hadn’t even been the reigning national champion for more than 12 hours before Bovada released its odds for who will be the Buckeyes’ starting signal-caller for the first game of the 2015 season. Just how unprecedented is the most-talked-about quarterback battle in recent memory? Look no further than the resume of the player with the third-best odds to start.
Ohio State’s single-season total yardage record, the Big Ten’s single-season touchdown mark, the Buckeyes’ single-season passing touchdowns record, Big Ten Quarterback of the Year, Big Ten Freshman of the Year, CFPA National Freshman of the Year, third-team AP All-American and a fifth-place Heisman Trophy finish. That would be the work of redshirt sophomore-to-be J.T. Barrett, who, as of Jan. 13, was listed at 2-1 and behind Cardale Jones (6-5) and Braxton Miller (7-4) in Bovada’s handicapping of their three-man race.
As the slim margin between Jones, Miller and Barrett indicates, none of the three should be counted out at this point in the offseason.
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