Depth Chart: J.T. Barrett Back Listed as Starting Quarterback Ahead of Ohio State's Game at Illinois

By Eric Seger on November 10, 2015 at 4:27 pm
J.T. Barrett is listed as Ohio State's starting quarterback on its latest depth chart.
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J.T. Barrett received a fine and had his driver's license suspended by a Columbus judge Tuesday morning for an OVI citation, but finds his name back atop the Ohio State depth chart at quarterback for Saturday's game at Illinois.

Barrett sat out Ohio State's 28-14 against Minnesota last Saturday, suspended by Urban Meyer, but is back in the saddle "unless he does not have a good week of practice," the coach said Monday.

No. 3 and 9-0 Ohio State is set for a noon kickoff in Champaign, Illinois, against the Fighting Illini Saturday. The team's latest depth chart was released Tuesday afternoon.

Notes:

  • Barrett replaces Cardale Jones at quarterback, who started and accounted for 252 total yards and two touchdowns against the Golden Gophers. Braxton Miller was listed as the backup quarterback last week, but that responsibility is now back to Jones.
  • Miller, who left Saturday's game midway through the fourth quarter after having his head slammed to the turf by a defender following a reception, remains listed as Ohio State's starting H-back.
  • Despite missing a 35-yard field goal attempt and sending a kickoff out of bounds against Minnesota, graduate senior Jack Willoughby is still listed as Ohio State's starting kicker. Meyer mentioned Tuesday on the Big Ten teleconference that he is "potentially going to making a change at field goal" and Sean Nuernberger will get a chance to earn back the starting spot. The decision is set to be made Wednesday.
  • Curtis Samuel is listed as backup H-back this week, taking the place of Dontre Wilson, who isn't listed anywhere on the two-deep.
  • After returning from a six-game hiatus last Saturday against Minnesota, sophomore Damon Webb is now Eli Apple's backup at corner in place of freshman Denzel Ward.
  • Tommy Schutt re-enters the lineup at defensive tackle after missing the Rutgers and Minnesota games with wrist surgery. He's listed as a co-starter with Joel Hale and Michael Hill at the position.
Offense Defense
LT   68 TAYLOR DECKER 6-8 315 SR   DE   59 TYQUAN LEWIS 6-3 260 SO
    74 JAMARCO JONES 6-5 310 SO       10 JALYN HOLMES 6-5 265 SO
LG   54 BILLY PRICE 6-4 315 SO   DT   92 ADOLPHUS WASHINGTON 6-4 290 SR
    78 DEMETRIUS KNOX 6-4 305 FR       52 DONOVAN MUNGER 6-4 300 SO
                  OR 93 TRACY SPRINKLE 6-3 290 SO
C   50 JACOBY BOREN 6-2 285 SR   DT   90 TOMMY SCHUTT 6-3 290 SR
    79 BRADY TAYLOR 6-5 300 FR     OR 51 JOEL HALE 6-4 295 SR
                  OR 77 MICHAEL HILL 6-3 295 SO
RG   65 PAT ELFLEIN 6-3 300 JR   DE   97 JOEY BOSA 6-6 275 JR
    75 EVAN LISLE 6-7 305 SO       6 SAM HUBBARD 6-5 265 FR
RT   57 CHASE FARRIS 6-5 310 SR   SLB   43 DARRON LEE 6-2 235 SO
    59 ISAIAH PRINCE 6-7 305 FR       35 CHRIS WORLEY 6-2 225 SO
TE   81 NICK VANNETT 6-6 260 SR   MLB   5 RAEKWON McMILLAN 6-2 240 SO
    85 MARCUS BAUGH 6-5 255 SO       55 CAM WILLIAMS 6-1 225 SR
WR   3 MICHAEL THOMAS 6-3 210 JR   WLB   37 JOSHUA PERRY 6-4 254 SR
    21 PARRIS CAMPBELL 6-1 205 FR       33 DANTE BOOKER 6-2 233 SO
    89 JEFF GREENE 6-5 220 SR                
QB   16 J.T. BARRETT 6-2 225 SO   CB   13 ELI APPLE 6-1 200 SO
    12 CARDALE JONES 6-5 250 JR       3 DAMON WEBB 5-11 193 SO
RB   15 EZEKIEL ELLIOTT 6-0 225 JR                
    25 BRI'ONTE DUNN 6-0 215 JR   SAF   23 TYVIS POWELL 6-3 210 JR
    28 WARREN BALL 6-1 225 JR       24 MALIK HOOKER 6-2 205 FR
H-B   1 BRAXTON MILLER 6-2 215 SR   SAF   11 VONN BELL 5-11 205 JR
    4 CURTIS SAMUEL 5-11 200 SO       26 JARROD BARNES 5-11 193 JR
WR   4 CURTIS SAMUEL 5-11 200 SO   CB   8 GAREON CONLEY 6-0 195 SO
    82 JAMES CLARK 5-10 185 SO       2 MARSHON LATTIMORE 6-0 195 FR
WR   17 JALIN MARSHALL 5-11 205 SO                
    83 TERRY MCLAURIN 6-1 200 FR                
Special Teams
K   98 JACK WILLOUGHBY 6-2 210 SR   H   95 CAMERON JOHNSTON 6-0 195 JR
    96 SEAN NUERNBERGER 6-1 220 SO                
P   95 CAMERON JOHNSTON 6-0 195 JR   PR   17 JALIN MARSHALL 5-11 205 SO
KO   98 JACK WILLOUGHBY 6-2 210 SR                
    96 SEAN NUERNBERGER 6-1 220 SO                
LS   41 BRYCE HAYNES 6-4 220 SR   KR   4 CURTIS SAMUEL 5-11 200 SO
    49 LIAM MCCULLOUGH 6-2 210 FR       28 WARREN BALL 6-1 225 JR
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