J.T. Barrett has always seemed like something of an anachronism at Ohio State, at least where image is concerned. In terms of talent and stats, he's every bit the human pachinko machine that Urban Meyer likes to see on the field. But amongst his peers like Braxton and Cardale, he's been the Very Serious Man who just wants to distribute and win.
And he has! Barrett already has one Fiesta Bowl victory under his belt, two Michigan wins, school records all over the place, all accolades that ten years ago would lend itself to three thousand word thinkpieces about how he might be the best ever.