COLUMBUS, Ohio — Four years after he first arrived on the Ohio State campus, three years after he excelled in a job he inherited by injury, two College Football Playoffs after losing his own job to injury and watching Cardale Jones apparently sign a three-game contract with the devil, fifth-year senior J.T. Barrett tries to prove he can be as good as he used to be. Along the way he could also show that he is not the latest example of the Buckeyes’ program devouring its own. Burden of proof OSU coaches from Woody Hayes on haven’t left on their own terms. OSU quarterback legends from Rex Kern to Joe Germaine and Troy Smith to Braxton Miller, who switched positions after two shoulder injuries to make room for Barrett and Jones, left fans disappointed after their final seasons. How did Barrett, fifth in the Heisman voting as a freshman, regress…
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