Ohio State Buckeyes coach Urban Meyer declines to name starting QB vs. Western Michigan

Updated Sep 21, 2015 at 2:26p ET Ohio State coach Urban Meyer did not name a starting quarterback for Saturday’s Western Michigan game two days after neither Cardale Jones nor J.T. Barrett played well in a 20-13 win over Northern Illinois. Meyer also questioned the conventional wisdom that might suggest he needs to pick one guy in order for him to flourish. He has pulled Jones, the starter, in each of the past two games after he was ineffective early.  “So I’m just going to go ahead and hit it with the quarterback situation,” Meyer said during his weekly Monday press conference. “That seems to be a theme. Had a conversation with one of them yesterday, and going to have another one today. And I think because of all the intrigue by it, that you’ll hear someone say, ‘How can you play quarterback with someone looking over your shoulder?’ And my comment to that person was, ‘Well, no one’s complaining, but how do you not?’ “If you think you’re going to play at the next level, there is going to be probably one better than you stand right next to you, so get used to it. You are going to look. That doesn’t mean you get hooked. If you have a bad day, you get replaced. That might not be everyone’s philosophy and that’s OK. That’s OK.” He went on to say no decision has been made on whether or not Jones would make his fourth start in as many games this season or if Barrett would get the nod…

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