November 25, 2024

Next Mitchell Trubisky? Ohio State's Joe Burrow could share same arc

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State quarterback Joe Burrow shares a few common links with Mitchell Trubisky.   Trubisky won Ohio Mr. Football Award honors while playing for Mentor High School in 2012. Burrow won the same award two years later at Athens. Now, Trubisky is a legit candidate to be a first-round pick in the 2017 NFL Draft, and there are rumors the Cleveland Browns are interested at No. 1.   Will Burrow be in the same spot in 2019? That’s a big leap, considering he’s in a heated battle to be Ohio State’s backup quarterback with Dwayne Haskins in 2017. Burrow, who figures to play behind J.T. Barrett for at least one more year, will likely have to wait even one more year than Trubisky to prove himself on the field.   MORE: No QB controversy at Ohio State until 2018 If the last two spring games offer any hints, however, then Burrow should be just fine. He passed for 196 yards and three TDs…

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