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Cardale Jones and J.T. Barrett splitting reps 50-50 in Ohio State practice

ByJack Crosby|
Jan 24, 2015; Columbus, OH, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback J.T. Barrett (16) hands the National Championship trophy to quarterback Cardale Jones (12) during the National Championship celebration at Ohio Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Greg Bartram-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 24, 2015; Columbus, OH, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback J.T. Barrett (16) hands the National Championship trophy to quarterback Cardale Jones (12) during the National Championship celebration at Ohio Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Greg Bartram-USA TODAY Sports

With the Ohio State quarterback race now officially underway, Urban Meyer is starting Cardale Jones and J.T. Barrett off on the same foot

The Ohio State Buckeyes have officially reported to training camp this week, which means that now we can all really start talking about the 800-pound elephant in the room: Who is the quarterback going to be? Will it be J.T. Barrett, or will Cardale Jones remain the leader of the offense?

There were some that believed we’d get a good indication of who was in the lead in this race when practice started, but it doesn’t look like that’s going to be the case. As practicing gets underway in Columbus, both Jones and Barrett are taking the same number of reps with the first team offense.


We’re so far away from a winner being determined in this race that they’re literally flipping coins at this point to see who’s taking the ball.

All joking aside, though, this is going to be one of the toughest decisions that Urban Meyer has ever had to make in his illustrious coaching career. While a lot of people look at this as a good problem to have, the fact of the matter is that eventually Meyer is going to have to tell one of them that they’re sitting on the bench.

Last season Barrett was the one who guided Ohio State through the regular season after Braxton Miller went down with a shoulder injury, but he himself ended up getting hurt during the last game against the Michigan Wolverines. From there, Jones took the ball and led Ohio State through one of the best three-game stretches the program has ever had, culminating with a national championship win.

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