Meyer: ‘Cardale is the starting quarterback’ for OSU

Updated Sep 14, 2015 at 12:38p ET Ohio State coach Urban Meyer removed doubts about who is the No. 1 quarterback on his team Monday when he met with the media in Columbus. “Cardale (Jones) is the starting quarterback,” Meyer said. “I met with him yesterday. J.T. (Barrett) has not beaten him out yet. He’s going to continue to have opportunities to do that because J.T. is a very good player, and Cardale has got to perform. Neither played that well Saturday, but a lot of it was due to extenuating circumstances about protection. We just didn’t play very well.” Whether that changes as the top-ranked Buckeyes continues their quest to defend the 2014 national championship remains to be seen, but it is the most definitive statement Meyer has made since the quarterback competition kicked off earlier this year. …

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