COLUMBUS, Ohio — Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but there’s a quarterback controversy brewing in Columbus.
OK, don’t stop me—it’s not the type of signal-caller battle that those who have followed the Ohio State program have become accustomed to in the past year.
While J.T. Barrett is firmly entrenched as the Buckeyes’ starting quarterback after spending the better part of the past 12 months competing with Cardale Jones for that right, Ohio State now finds itself with a shortage of experience on what’s been its most talked-about position on the depth chart.
A year ago, the Buckeyes didn’t only seem poised to have the best backup quarterback in the country, but the most talented third-stringer as well, before Braxton Miller made his offseason move to wide receiver.
Now? There’s Barrett at the front of the line—that’s no longer up for debate. But behind the Fiesta Bowl MVP sits nothing but unknown commodities, even for as well as head coach Urban Meyer has recruited since arriving to Columbus.
The battle for Ohio State’s backup quarterback job won’t only be important for the future, giving the winner the inside track to replacing Barrett as the Buckeyes’ starter—something that could occur as soon as 2017—but for the upcoming season as well.
After all, if there’s one program that understands the value of a backup quarterback, it’s the one that won a national championship just a year ago with its third-string…
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