Ohio State’s Great Quarterback Race, a mini-drama supposed to end with the naming of a starter for the season opener, has morphed into the football equivalent of the deadbeat cousin who has been sleeping on your couch since a cookout on Memorial Day. But it offered a new twist in Episode 6.
Cardale Jones is still the starter, but J.T. Barrett is now the red-zone quarterback. The move improved the team’s offensive efficiency inside the 20-yard line so well in the Buckeyes’ 49-28 win over Maryland that OSU coach Urban Meyer said it could be permanent.
“Sure,” Meyer said, confidently.