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J.T. Barrett’s father says Braxton Miller should be Ohio State’s starting QB

By Danny Jaillet

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J.T. Barrett’s father thinks Braxton Miller should regain his position as the starting quarterback for the Ohio State Buckeyes.

An interesting tidbit came out of Columbus as Ohio State quarterback Braxton Miller received an unlikely endorsement as he makes the push to be the starting quarterback for the Buckeyes come this fall.

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In an interview with the Columbus Dispatch on Sunday, J.T. Barrett’s father Joe told the Tim May of the Columbus Dispatch that he believed Miller should be the starting quarterback  if he is healthy, and that his son or Cardale Jones should only win the job by out playing Miller, not due to the unfortunate circumstance of Miller’s injury.

“Of course I would love to see my kid start, but for me it always goes back to who was first,” he said. “If Braxton hadn’t gotten hurt, I would still be waiting for my baby to get the chance to play. I was thankful J.T. got that chance … and we were all blessed that he was ready to compete, but like I have told everybody, I don’t want to see my kid take a position because of the misfortune of someone else,” he said

“In other words, Braxton should get that position back, then everybody else should go try to take it from him.”

This is refreshing to see as I would have expected him to endorse his son and rightfully so. The younger Barrett finished with 2,834 passing yards, 34 touchdowns and 10 interceptions before fracturing his ankle in the Michigan game last November.

Based on seniority and experience, if I was head coach Urban Meyer, I would give an ever-so-slight edge to Miller and name him the starter. However, I would think about this in great length and weigh the pros and cons of each quarterback before making my decision.

In my opinion, there is no real clear-cut favorite in this quarterback battle. The Buckeyes have a very nice problem and I would feel comfortable giving the starting job to either of the three quarterbacks, including Cardale Jones.

Who do you think ultimately wins the starting QB job at Ohio State?

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