J.T. Barrett — not Cardale Jones — among six named Ohio State captains

With just 10 days until Ohio State opens the season in Blacksburg against Virginia Tech there’s still not an official decision on who will win the starting quarterback job. J.T. Barrett and Cardale Jones are locked in the quarterback competition, but the announcement of Ohio State’s captains for 2015 may offer a little insight into who will be under center on September 7. Urban Meyer tweeted out an image with the six captains that Ohio State’s players voted as the captains for 2015. J.T. Barrett is one of the six, while Cardale Jones is not. Proud to announce the Captains of the 2015 Buckeyes. Incredible honor! pic.twitter.com/zIuS6PV6hG ā€” Urban Meyer (@OSUCoachMeyer) August 28, 2015 Along with Barrett, the Ohio State captains are senior Braxton Miller — who recently moved from quarterback to H-Back — junior safety Tyvis Powell, senior offensive lineman Taylor Decker, senior linebacker Joshua Perry and senior center Jacoby Boren. Now, Ohio State’s players are the one that choose captains, not Meyer, so there is still a chance that Meyer would go with Jones over Barrett even if he’s a captain — as strange as that would be. …

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