CHICAGO — Remember Ohio State’s never-ending quarterback controversy a year ago? The one that started before the Buckeyes even completed their 2014 national championship run and continued through the first two-thirds of the ’15 regular season? Many believed at the time that Urban Meyer got it wrong when he initially chose Cardale Jones over J.T. Barrett to start the season. Barrett, who by his own admission had a poor fall camp, was not among them. “Cardale at the time was playing better than me,” Barrett recalled at this week’s Big Ten Media Days. “He deserved to start.” Nearly a year later, the fourth-year junior enters Ohio State’s preseason as not only its undisputed starter but also the most familiar face by far on a roster gutted by early NFL defections. “It’s his team,” Meyer said. “He runs the show.” Looking back, though, it’s been quite the two-year roller coaster for the Wichita Falls, Texas native. As a redshirt freshman unexpectedly promoted to starter following standout Braxton Miller’s preseason shoulder injury, Barrett racked up 3,772 total yards and 45 combined touchdowns while guiding the Buckeyes to the Big Ten title game. But after breaking his ankle against Michigan, the top-five Heisman…
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