J.T. Barrett's Dad Thinks Braxton Miller Should Be the Starter Heading into Fall Camp

J.T. Barrett is known as an ice-cold tactician on the field. After his dad spoke with Tim May of Dispatch.com, it's easy to see where he gets it.

Nobody would fault Joe Barrett if he thought his son — who was pretty good for Ohio State after Braxton Miller was felled by a torn labrum — should be Ohio State's starter. It's a perfectly normal position for a parent to have.

But Joe Barrett sees the world a bit differently than most parents, and his answer to May's question about which QB should be No. 1 heading into fall camp might surprise you:

“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.”

Hard to disagree with anything said by Mr. Barrett there.