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Urban Meyer 'has an idea' on starting QB, will play both throughout season
Urban Meyer reiterated his stance Tuesday: he will not publicly name Ohio State’s starting quarterback prior to Monday’s opener at Virginia Tech.
However, he did hint during Tuesday’s Big Ten coaches teleconference that he’s made his decision. He also said both J.T. Barrett and Cardale Jones are likely play over the course of the season.
“I kinda have an idea of who’s gonna go early,” Meyer said, per Cleveland.com. “I’ve also made the decision that when you have good players, you play them. I would anticipate throughout the course of the year, we’ll play both quarterbacks.”
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With the Buckeyes opening on a Monday, Meyer noted that the usual game-week practice schedule has shifted a bit with an off day Tuesday. After Wednesday’s practice, though, Meyer said, he should be firm with his decision on the starter.
It’s a win-win situation for Meyer. Both Jones, a junior, and Barrett, a redshirt sophomore, have proven to be more than capable.
After Braxton Miller (now listed as a co-starter at H-back) went down with a serious shoulder injury during the 2014 preseason, Barrett emerged as the starter, throwing for 2,834 yards and 34 touchdowns to lead the Buckeyes to an 11-1 record (his lone loss, coincidentally, was vs. Virginia Tech). Barrett then broke his ankle in the regular season finale, clearing the way for Jones to lead Ohio State to its triumphant postseason run to the national championship.
What’s interesting, though, is that Barrett and Jones both said a few weeks ago that they’d prefer not to split snaps.
"I don't think it would be as efficient," Barrett said of a rotation, per ESPN. "I did that in high school and switched every series ... and that's kind of tough to do being that you can't get into a rhythm, get a real vibe off the defense. I don't think it would be the best idea."
Added Jones: “I don’t think it’s a great idea. I don’t think you could get in a rhythm. In a two-quarterback system, if I run three plays and run off the field and J.T. runs out for a drive, I don’t know how well that would work with rhythm and timing with guys. Only one of us can play.”
Nonetheless, it is pretty clear that Meyer has a plan. He has plenty of experience using two quarterbacks from his days at Florida, too, so he shouldn’t have a tough time getting those guys on board.
We’ll have to wait and see how it all plays out against the Hokies on Monday night.
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