COLUMBUS — J.T. Barrett is back at quarterback for top-ranked Ohio State after a one-game suspension. Coach Urban Meyer had said Barrett would regain the starting job over Cardale Jones if he practiced well, and Barrett came through. “He’s looked sharp,” Meyer said Wednesday. “J.T.’s a unique guy, a guy who’s an extreme competitor. He’s a very focused guy. It’s not like, ‘Boy, he’s working much harder this week.’ He’s a professional who’s going to work to play quarterback for Ohio State.” The second-ranked Buckeyes (9-0, 5-0 Big Ten; No. 3 CFP) are at Illinois on Saturday. They are trying to extend the nation’s longest winning streak to 23 games and avoid looking ahead to the final two games of the regular season against Michigan State and Michigan. “We have a fairly mature team so letdown is probably not the proper word,” Meyer said. “(It’s) execution and doing the right things, just the grind involved in college football right now. I don’t think there’s a chance of a letdown.” The defending national champions will play their second noon game (EST) this season and first since Oct. …
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