Ohio State Football: 5 storylines to follow during 2018 spring ball
1. Quarterback battle
Everyone loves a good quarterback battle, and that’s exactly what Ohio State fans are going to get this spring and likely extending into the summer months.
Urban Meyer says the quarterback battle between Dwayne Haskins and Joe Burrow is “neck-and-neck” and that Tate Martell has earned the right to compete for the job as well.
— Ohio State Buckeyes on SR (@SRBuckeyes) March 6, 2018
Sophomore Dwayne Haskins is the clear favorite after attempting 57 passes and completing 70 percent of them in 2017 for 565 yards, four touchdowns and an interception as JT Barrett’s backup. Joe Burrow, a junior, attempted just 11 passes in 2017.
Redshirt freshman Tate Martell is also in the running and that doesn’t come as much of a surprise given that he was an elite recruit out of Bishop Gorman in Las Vegas in the 2017 class.
Expect Haskins to be the starter to begin the 2018 season, but Urban Meyer isn’t showing his hand just yet as he’s dubbing the battle “neck-and-neck”.
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It seems like a decade since the Buckeyes were last looking for a starting quarterback. Barrett will be missed by the Buckeyes.