Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback J.T. Barrett addresses the media during the Big Ten football media day at the Hyatt Regency.(Photo: David Banks, USA TODAY Sports) CHICAGO — A year ago, something was wrong with J.T. Barrett. He was coming off an injury, sure, but it was more than that. It was something mental, something sort of inexplicable for someone who had finished fifth in Heisman Trophy balloting the season before. “He did not have a great training camp last year for whatever reason,” Ohio State coach Urban Meyer said Tuesday at Big Ten football media days. “There was a lot of distraction with Cardale (Jones), with who is going to be playing quarterback — and he was still overcoming a pretty serious injury that took a long time to heal. So, he didn’t have the spring reps that he needed.” Which translated to fall camp, and Jones winning the starting quarterback job entering the season. USA TODAY Jim Delany plans to retire as Big Ten commissioner in 2020 “I was thinking too much,” Barrett said Tuesday. “I like playing fast, but I wasn’t even doing that. I was sitting there, thinking and trying to break down every potential situation. Honestly, I have…
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