Ohio State Football: 3 takeaways from Buckeyes’ victory over Army
1. J.T. Barrett improves his accuracy
After taking a lot of heat in Week 2 for his inability to find his receivers in space, quarterback J.T. Barrett answered the call in Week 3.
Last week against Oklahoma, Barrett threw for 186 passing yards and an interception on 19-of-35 passing. It was a dreadful performance in a 31-16 loss at home.
Barrett had a much better day passing the ball, going 25-for-33 with 270 passing yards and two passing touchdowns. He also had 32 rushing yards and a touchdown.
Barrett threw touchdown passes to wide receivers Austin Mack and Terry McLaurin. Both players caught their first career touchdown passes in an Ohio State Buckeyes’ uniform.
And with that, @JT_theQB4th has tied @drewbrees for total TDs in @B1Gfootball history with his 106th.
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) September 16, 2017
Congrats, JT! Now go get that record: pic.twitter.com/APnd8C0ifJ
It was a good sign for an offense searching for targets in the passing game for Barrett to throw to. Barrett did a nice job to spread the ball out to his receivers in the game.
Wide receiver K.J. Hill led the way eight receptions for 74 receiving yards. The Buckeyes offense didn’t have any turnovers in the game, either.
Next: NFL Mock Draft 2018: Complete first round after Week 2
Next week, they’ll face a different look on defense when they host the UNLV Rebels. We’ll see if he continues to improve in the passing game entering Big Ten play.