November 16, 2024

How Dwayne Haskins is approaching Ohio State’s QB battle

There has been a lot of focus since the final snap of the 2017 season on who will end up being the new No. 1 quarterback for Ohio State. After so many years of counting on J.T. Barrett, the three-time captain is no-longer an option, and Urban Meyer has said repeatedly throughout the spring that none of the three QB options have stood out enough to name the starter this far ahead of the season. The three guys competing for the starting job are red-shirt junior Joe Burrow, red-shirt sophomore Dwayne Haskins, and red-shirt freshman Tate Martell. Burrow was the expected heir to the position, having earned the backup spot in 2016, but hand surgery ahead of the 2017 season opened the door for Haskins to get more heavily involved. It was a bad year for Burrow to miss out on taking those garbage-time snaps, since it was in those…

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