Updated Oct 11, 2015 at 10:37p ET Urban Meyer said during the week leading up to Ohio State’s game against Maryland there had been discussions about using J.T. Barrett as a red zone quarterback. What were those like? Starting quarterback Cardale Jones and offensive coordinator Ed Warinner explained following the Buckeyes’ 49-28 win over Maryland on Saturday. “Our program is a very open and honest program,” Jones said. “(Meyer) said he was going on his Monday walk or something like that and he was just thinking, and he decided to actually ask us about it to see how we feel about it and then let us think about it for a couple hours. He called us back up to the facility and we gave him what we thought about it. Like I said before, he was right.” The first game trying the experiment with Jones playing most of the snaps and Barrett taking over as the team approached the goal line worked. They were six for six scoring touchdowns in the red zone with Barrett accounting for three of those touchdowns on the ground. Jones also had one of his best passing days, completing 21 of 28 passes for 291 yards with two touchdowns and no turnovers. “I think it can work,” Jones replied when asked about long-term viability of the plan. “Coach Meyer does an unbelievable job of managing it…
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