Urban Meyer’s decision to start J.T. Barrett at quarterback is the football equivalent of inventing the fly swatter. It required more common sense than genius, but regardless is expected to create a huge smash.
Rutgers tonight? Minnesota after the upcoming bye week? At Illinois after that? Splat, splat, splat.
That’s the assumption anyway. With Barrett running the offense, Ohio State is about to go NBA scoreboard on its opponents. The assumption had better be correct, too, because the College Football Playoff selection committee is watching. And the only thing those 13 committee members like better than double-dipping into the shrimp cocktail sauce at their Monday and Tuesday meetings — the first rankings will air at 7:30 p.