Ohio State coach Urban Meyer has a good idea who will be his starting quarterback against Western Michigan and may reveal the answer Wednesday. “We’re going to have a really clear starter this week, at the right time,” he said Tuesday. “I kind of already know.” Meyer said he planned to have his team’s offensive issues resolved by Saturday, when either Cardale Jones or J.T. Barrett will start for the top-ranked Buckeyes against the Broncos of the Mid-American Conference. He made that vow in the locker room of Ohio Stadium after the Buckeyes scored one offensive touchdown and settled for field goals of 31 and 24 yards during a 20-13 win against Northern Illinois. “Anytime the head coach of the football team makes a promise like that you know he’s going to come through with it and do his part to help the offense get up to speed,” cornerback Eli Apple said. Ohio State (3-0) ranks 75th in total offense at 411 yards per game but after opening the season with 572 yards at Virginia Tech, the Buckeyes dropped against Hawaii and Northern Illinois. One factor could be the departure this season of offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Tom Herman to become head coach at Houston. Herman had the offense humming at the end of the 2014 season when Ohio State scored 143 points while averaging 544.3 yards in wins over Wisconsin, Alabama and Oregon to claim a national title. Offensive line coach Ed Warinner was promoted to offensive coordinator this season, a position he previously held at Kansas from 2007 through 2009. Tim Beck was hired from Nebraska to be the quarterbacks coach and Tony Alford came from Notre Dame to replace running backs coach Stan Drayton, now the running backs coach for the Chicago Bears. “We’re getting there…
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