The Cardale Jones experiment is over. It went OK, but Ohio State coach Urban Meyer ultimately decided to go with his tried-and-true.
It’s like Saturday mornings at my house. We might cook up some whole-wheat pancakes on occasion for an interesting change of pace, but in a show of hands the preferred choice remains buttermilk. Whole-wheat cakes aren’t bad;. Buttermilk ones are just better. Tried-and-true.
Meyer’s preferred choice — his tried-and-true — is a quarterback attuned to the read-option offense. And that is J.T. Barrett, who excels at executing scripted run plays.
I spoke to a former Ohio State assistant coach this week who described Barrett as the best read-option quarterback he has ever seen.