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Looking Back at Ohio State's Backup Quarterbacks Throughout the Urban Meyer Era

Ohio State has a backup quarterback battle on its hands this offseason as incumbent Joe Burrow and redshirt freshman Dwayne Haskins are competing for the role as J.T. Barrett's understudy in 2017.

With that battle taking place, we decided to take a look back at the backup quarterbacks during each of Meyer's five seasons.

Turns out, whoever wins the job has an awful lot to live up to before they even win the starting spot.

Kenny Guiton (2012-13)

To be honest, we could probably end the list here because there's no backup quarterback quite like Kenny Guiton, especially since he really was that — a backup quarterback.