On his weekly radio show Thursday, Ohio State coach Urban Meyer confirmed that his quarterback, J.T. Barrett, would be available for Saturday’s Big Ten title game. Barrett, a senior who passed for 2,717 yards while completing 66.1% of his throws, aggravated a knee injury last week against Michigan and underwent arthroscopic surgery on Sunday.
Meyer didn’t specify if Barrett would start, although that seems likely after he’s put up the best season of his career while dealing with the same lingering meniscus issue. His availability and the emergence of backup Dwayne Haskins—who impressed in his more than a quarter of play Saturday, completing six of seven passes for 94 yards as the Buckeyes pulled away—gives Ohio State an edge over Wisconsin in terms of talent and optionality under center.