November 19, 2024

It's J.T. Barrett's time to finish the mission at Ohio State

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett’s career to this point is covered in great detail.  He’s been two different kinds of a backup quarterback each of the last two seasons. MORE: College football’s Top 25 QBs | SN Preseason Top 25 In 2014, Barrett was thrust into the starting job for an injured Braxton Miller in fall camp, two months after telling cousins at a family reunion the goal was to be the holder for extra points. Barrett set the Big Ten single-season record with 45 total TDs, but that Heisman campaign was interrupted when he suffered a fractured ankle in the regular-season finale against Michigan.  In 2015, Barrett still wasn’t quite 100 percent when he lost the starting job to Cardale Jones in fall camp. Barrett would eventually re-take the job, but that was interrupted by an OVI on the bye week which led to a one-game suspension. He took the job once and for all with convincing season-ending wins against Michigan and Notre Dame.  Now, Barrett’s uninterrupted time arrives as Ohio State’s undisputed quarterback, and his introspective perspective heading into fall camp is refreshing. Barrett admitted at Big Ten Media Day in July there was a time…

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