Tonight, Miller will be asked to grade J.T. Barrett's performance from practice today. Herman said teaching is a great way to learn.— Bill Rabinowitz 🗞 (@brdispatch) March 25, 2014
Ohio State football: Jones, Barrett try to get handle on QB job http://t.co/mJllcRyhJM— BuckeyeXtra.com (@BuckeyeXtra) March 26, 2014
Backups Cardale Jones and J.T. Barrett Are Getting All the Snaps They Could Want by @KyleRowland http://t.co/g7Qd2WPjKy via @11W— OSUBasketballJunkie (@ScarletBuckeye2) March 28, 2014
BSB TV: The Backup QB Battle: Braxton Miller isn't participating in Spring workouts, Cardale Jones and J.T. Ba... http://t.co/tYRIDdPUyN— Buckeye Sports Bulletin (@Buckeye_Sports) March 29, 2014
Ohio State backup quarterback battle: Cardale Jones with early edge on J.T. Barrett in spring practice http://t.co/6kt8u8n8xA— Lantern Sports (@LanternSports) March 30, 2014
Quarterbacks Continue to Battle Cardale Jones once again took ever rep with the first team. He was more accurate today than he was a week ago, though they were focused more on short and intermediate passes. He was protected fairly well on the day, though defensive tackle Michael Bennett did get to him from the blind side once, knocking the ball out of his hand in the process. Bennett's sack came when Billy Price was at center with the ones. Noah Spence also got a sack, racing around right tackle Darryl Baldwin. Jones' ability as a powerful runner is negated in practice as he can be "tackled" by a single touch. When he gets going, however, it is hard to imagine him being tackled by a single hand. Safety Tyvis Powell intercepted Jones when he stepped in front of a route by receiver Michael Thomas. It was difficult to tell if the throw was off target, or if Thomas stopped his route short. J.T. Barrett had two very good moments in the aforementioned touchdowns to Marcus Baugh, but he also threw a couple of interceptions and put the ball on the ground two or three times. He showed good burst in the running game, but like Jones, he is not a live runner and is brought down with simply a touch.
2. Urban Meyer has a backup quarterback Although neither had a high completion percentage, both quarterbacks showed promise. At points in the game they both stood in the pocket and made throws down the field. J.T. Barrett had a solid first half, completing 15-27 passes for 112 yards. He showed the mobility necessary to play in an Urban Meyer offense as well. After some first half jitters, Cardale Jones began to go through his progressions, throwing the ball to his third or fourth option more than once. Remember, these quarterbacks are both backups and therefore will not be perfect, but both showed improvement from the reps they received in the spring.
Losing Braxton Miller next year is a scary thought for Ohio State: http://t.co/aVoIuWCTfV— Ari Wasserman (@AriWasserman) April 13, 2014
1. Is there a quarterback that can step in for an injured Braxton Miller and lead the team to a victory? Urban Meyer and Tom Herman were complimentary of Cardale Jones throughout the spring, but whenever we saw him he was a bit erratic with the football, and that includes the short and intermediate passes as well. Could Jones step in for Miller and get a win? Sure, as the Buckeyes will be significantly better than most of their opponents. Can he do it against some of OSU's better opponents? I don't think there's an answer for that. The running game will be there, but eventually there has to be a passing game to complement it. Is that something that maybe J.T. Barrett is better suited for? That's another unanswered question.
Zero competition this fall for backup QB. Urban says Cardale Jones earned it in the spring.— Kyle Rowland (@KyleRowland) July 28, 2014
With Braxton limited today at practice.......... Cardale Jones and JT Barrett both took first-team reps. Barrett looked solid, took offense right down field against first-team secondary.— Kyle Rowland (@KyleRowland) August 6, 2014
Our Third team QB took the first team O right down the field and scored against the secondary? Ugh! Thanksfully there are 3 more weeks of practice!!
Ohio State's QBs did some very important footwork drills today. pic.twitter.com/jJcr8oVd2V— Lori Schmidt (@LoriSchmidt) August 7, 2014
If Braxton Miller had to come out of a game being played today, Tom Herman says that Cardale Jones would be the QB to replace him.— Ryan Ginn (@rmginn) August 10, 2014