It appears the battle to back up J.T. Barrett at quarterback for Ohio State has been pared by one. While there’s nothing yet official from the school, elevenwarriors.com is reporting that Stephen Collier has a torn ACL in his left knee and will miss the entire 2016 season. It’s believed Collier sustained the injury during the Buckeyes’ spring game two weeks ago. A program official declined to confirm any information on the player, saying only that an announcement regarding Collier is expected at some point this week. Collier, a redshirt sophomore, had been part of a competition with redshirt freshman Joe Burrow for the No. 2 job behind the unquestioned incumbent Barrett. Dwayne Haskins Jr., a four-star 2016 signee rated as the No. 7 pro-style quarterback in the country in 247Sports.com‘s composite rankings, will join the signal-calling fray this summer and, presumably, compete with Burrow for the backup job. A four-star member of the Buckeyes’ 2014 recruiting class, Collier was the No.
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