COLUMBUS, OH – SEPTEMBER 6: Braxton Miller #5 of the Ohio State Buckeyes walks on the field before the game against …Ohio State opened spring practice today with a dilemma many coaches wouldn’t gripe about — three starting quarterbacks. Braxton Miller, J.T. Barrett and Cardale Jones all took the field Tuesday, though they practiced in varying capacities. Miller warmed up with the team, but did most of his work off to the side with the other injured players. He threw a couple short passes, but nothing that would aggravate his surgically repaired throwing shoulder. Barrett did a little more throwing than coach Urban Meyer said he expected, but he was limited in his mobility while he continued to recover from a surgically repaired ankle. That left the bulk of the reps to Jones and former redshirt Stephen Collier, who was made famous during the national championship for his excellent scout team portrayal of Oregon’s Marcus Mariota. Ohio State’s quarterbacking quandary is well documented. Miller was the Heisman hopeful at the start of the 2014 season before he reinjured his throwing shoulder, which forced him to have season-ending surgery. Barrett stepped in admirably, set all sorts of Ohio State records and led the Buckeyes to the Big Ten title game before suffering a season-ending ankle injury. Jones was up next and led the Buckeyes to a Big Ten title, a College Football Playoff semifinal win against Alabama and ultimately a national championship victory against Oregon. Meyer acknowledged Tuesday that he didn’t know how his quarterbacking situation was going to play out. He praised Barrett’s recovery and called Jones “an older rookie,” but was a little more measured when he spoke about Miller. Miller isn’t ready to compete. If the season started today, Miller would be on the sidelines and Meyer wouldn’t be sure when he’d be ready to go in…
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