When asked about the prospect of protecting the football above all else and not being a gunslinger, J.T. Barrett wanted to make sure he had the correct definition of that word.“Is a gunslinger just loose with the football?” Barrett asked a reporter on Thursday at Ohio State’s Fiesta Bowl Media Day. “That’s my thing—I think I’m really good at making good decisions, make sure that we’re not hurting the team as field position and things like that, and that’s me protecting the football and not turning it over.” Barrett is among the nation’s best at not giving the ball to the other team. It is the main reason why Urban Meyer trusts him so much when games get tight, sticking the ball in the quarterback’s gut, shortening the playbook, hoping to run out the clock and doing just enough to win. This angers an Ohio State fanbase who want the Buckeyes…
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