College football: Big Ten East Division preview

ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO Rutgers WR Leonte Carroo put the NFL on hold to stay in Piscataway. Big Ten East Division preview A look at teams in the Big Ten East Division (in predicted order of finish): Ohio State 2014 record: (14-1, 8-0 Big Ten) National champion HOW ABOUT THOSE QBs: J.T. Barrett was Big Ten player of the year last season, setting a conference record by accounting for 45 touchdowns. Cardale Jones took over when Barrett broke his right ankle against Michigan, leading the Buckeyes to wins against Wisconsin, Alabama and Oregon. He passed for 742 yards and five TDs in that remarkable three-game run. Coach Urban Meyer has said he won’t reveal his starter until the Buckeyes take the field Labor Day night at Virginia Tech, but it certainly seems as if he can’t go wrong. Former Big Ten player of the year Braxton Miller is moving from quarterback to receiver after two shoulder surgeries. MEYER’S STREAKS: Meyer is the only coach in major college history to have three winning streaks of at least 20 games. His Florida teams won 22 in one stretch. He won 20 straight from the end of his time in Utah to his first season at Florida. He added a 25-game streak that started his final season at Florida and ended during his second season at Ohio State. The Buckeyes enter this season on a 13-game winning streak…

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