Ohio State’s J.T. Barrett ready to take more risks when looking for receivers

“In the NFL, nobody’s really open if you think about it. You think about third down and playing man-to-man, nobody’s really open. What we do on defense here at Ohio State with the press quarters, it’s challenging every throw. So with that, you have to do your best to give your guy the opportunity to touch the football.” – J.T. Barrett via Doug Lesmerises, Cleveland.com Many times in the past few seasons with J.T. Barrett at quarterback for Ohio State, there would be plays where it seemed like Barrett had nobody to throw to. In his mind, nobody was open. If there was a defender in the vicinity, Barrett considered his receiver covered and would often throw it away or tuck it and run. Now, it seems like quarterbacks coach Ryan Day has made an excellent impact on the redshirt senior as Barrett says he has a much different mindset…

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