Brian Bennett, College Football Close ESPN.com Big Ten reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of the University of Kentucky. 0 Shares Print Is this the Year of the Quarterback in the Big Ten? With NFL draft hopefuls, veteran returning starters and other intriguing prospects taking snaps around the league in 2015, it just might be. All week long, we’re taking a closer look at some of this fall’s most interesting Big Ten signal-callers … We’re not ranking the Big Ten quarterbacks during our week of examining the league’s most intriguing signal-callers. But if we were, there’s little doubt that Ohio State would have three of the top five quarterbacks in the conference right now. As crazy as it sounds, it might be best for Ohio State to make Big Ten Quarterback of the Year J.T. Barrett third-string this season. Joe Maiorana/USA TODAY SportsThat underscores just how insane and unprecedented the Buckeyes’ battle is. This is an era where quarterbacks transfer at the slightest hint of a threat to their playing time. Witness Jake Rudock leaving Iowa for Michigan after C.J. Beathard was elevated to No. 1 on the depth chart in January. Or how both Illinois’ Aaron Bailey and Indiana’s Tre Roberson dropped down to the FCS level the past two years rather than risking a time-share arrangement. Yet somehow Ohio State has three star quarterbacks on the roster at the same time, and none of them have left despite the constant rumors of a Braxton Miller departure. Unique timing and circumstances have played a part here, as Cardale Jones didn’t feel like he had quite enough experience to turn pro after starting just three games, even if those were wins in the Big Ten championship game, the Sugar Bowl against Alabama and the national title game over Oregon…
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