Urban Meyer names J.T. Barrett Ohio State Buckeyes starting QB

Ohio State coach Urban Meyer isn’t ready to publicly name a starting quarterback for the top-ranked Buckeyes’ game at Rutgers on Saturday. But during the final game of the regular season against Michigan, Barrett suffered a broken ankle, and in came Joshua, aka Cardale Jones, who walked Ohio State into the promised land after Barrett had done the hard work of giving the Buckeyes a legitimate chance at making the playoffs. Scouting the run defense: Penn State’s normally stout run defense was gashed for over 300 rushing yards last week by a potent Ohio State attack. Over the last two weeks, Barrett has been excellent, particularly in the red zone. Brady Hoke defeated Michigan State once in four tries as Michigan’s coach before he was sacked in December. He also ran for 938 yards and 11 TDs. The Tigers are 6-0 but have played five of them at home, the lone roadie this year was a less-than-stellar 20-17 win at Louisville. And more importantly, if Elliot hadn’t busted out for 274 yards and three touchdowns against Indiana University, the Buckeyes probably would’ve lost that game and said goodbye to its national championship aspirations. With Jones being largely ineffective (9-for-15, 84 yards passing and negative-16 yards rushing), Meyer expanded Barrett’s role for 18 minutes of the game against Penn State. Barrett has thrown only six passes in those two games, completing all six, as he has been counted on more in the running game. The point? …

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