5. Could it be time to bring Braxton Miller back as QB for Ohio State?
Ok, to be fair this question is posed with a bit of tongue in cheek. However, after three weeks the Buckeyes (No. 1) still don’t have a good handle on any offensive identity, while both Cardale Jones and J.T. Barrett have struggled to make a case as the team’s starter going forward.
Saturday’s near-miss at home against Northern Illinois was an eye-opener — not the good kind — for Urban Meyer’s program. A narrow 20-13 victory over a team that nobody thought had a chance heading into the contest offers more questions than answers.
Jones was pulled early after completing just 4-of-9 passes for 36 yards and tossing two interceptions. But Barrett wasn’t much better. He couldn’t crack 100 passing yards and threw just one touchdown while adding an interception of his own.
As a team, Ohio State totaled 136 yards through the air on 29 attempts and turned the ball over five times while converting just 14 first downs.
Against Northern Illinois.
At home.
J.T. Barrett warming up on Ohio State sideline. Just my two cents: Urban Meyer’s got to pick a quarterback and stick with him.
— Ben Axelrod (@BenAxelrod) September 19, 2015
Couldn’t agree more with Bleacher Report’s Ben Axelrod, here. Meyer needs to pick a quarterback and then stick with him. Even if that quarterback is Miller, who actually did complete the only pass he attempted on Saturday, for three yards.