Sports Today: J.T. Barrett’s legacy in focus, key to Ohio State’s success this fall

After a weekend spent mostly off the grid, I’m in catch-up mode this morning.  I missed the Bengals’ first preseason game, but my biggest takeaways from Jay Morrison’s takeaways were that new defensive ends Chris Smith and Jordan Willis has nice games and the offensive line wasn’t bad.  The ability of those guys — not to mention running back Joe Mixon — to carry over what they were showing in practice to a game is obviously noteworthy.  RELATED: Surprise star keys Bengals win over Tampa Bay | 5 things to know about the game  Later today, we’ll get to talk to Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer and at least some of his quarterbacks.  J.T. Barrett is back for his fifth season in scarlet and gray, and he is in line to smash most of the OSU quarterback records he doesn’t already hold.  RELATED: Ohio State quarterback history  He already bucked recent trends when he…

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