PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Ohio State’s forgotten quarterback has returned as the leading man.Making his first start of the season for the top-ranked Buckeyes, J.T. Barrett passed for 223 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 101 yards on 13 carries and two more touchdowns in the Buckeyes’ 49-7 win over Rutgers on Saturday before 53,111 at High Point Solutions Stadium. The defending national champions have won 21 straight games, the longest active streak in the nation. The Buckeyes (8-0, 4-0 Big Ten) have also won 28 Big Ten regular season games in a row – a conference record. The NCAA conference record is 29 by Florida State. Barrett started in place of junior Cardale Jones, the hero of Ohio State’s 2014 championship run. Barrett’s ability to flourish in the read-option attack and his third-down efficiency persuaded coach Urban Meyer to make the switch. Ohio State was 3-of-6 on third-down conversions under Barrett. A fractured ankle in the last regular season game of 2014 against Michigan kept Barrett out of Ohio State’s run to the championship. He didn’t practice in the spring and he was rusty in the summer Barrett stepped in for Jones in Ohio State’s 38-10 decision over Penn State last week, accounting for four of the Buckeyes’ five touchdowns. …
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