By Jordan Hansen jordan-hansen@uiowa.edu Part 11 of the Daily Iowan’s summer Big Ten football previews. Even with a fairly major quarterback controversy running through the season, Ohio State still went 12-1 last season, ending the year with a win in the Fiesta Bowl over Notre Dame. Quarterback J.T. Barrett is now a junior and staring down a very tough challenge. Just three offensive and three defensive starters return to the Buckeye’s roster, which will have to majorly retool. There’s certainly still a chance Ohio State could return to the national championship contender it was last season. This, honestly, is more than anything a credit to head coach Urban Meyer’s recruiting ability. The Buckeyes have not lost a beat since he was hired as head coach in 2012 and he still has the shiny 2014 national championship trophy in his back pocket. With he turnover, there’s little doubt this iteration of Ohio State will look different than last years. Ezekiel Elliot is gone which means the Buckeyes are out one superhuman bowling ball. He was the biggest part of the teams running game and kept things moving forward when there was inconsistent quarterback play. This year, rushing duties will likely be handled by redshirt freshman Mike Weber and junior Bri’onte Dunn. Both are immensely talented athletes who could very well become the next in a long line of excellent Ohio State running backs. Good offensive skill players are a byproduct of good recruiting and replacing a talented…
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