Depth Chart: J.T. Barrett Listed as Sole Starter at Quarterback for Ohio State Ahead of Rutgers Road Game

By Eric Seger on October 20, 2015 at 2:18 pm
J.T. Barrett finds his name in the starting quarterback slot on Ohio State's latest depth chart.
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When Ohio State heads to Rutgers for the first time in program history Saturday night, the Buckeyes will have a different starter at quarterback than the first seven weeks of the season.

As Urban Meyer said Tuesday on the Big Ten teleconference, J.T. Barrett's "earned the right" to start at quarterback ahead of Cardale Jones against the Scarlet Knights.

There weren't many other changes on the team's depth chart, released Tuesday afternoon.

Notes:

  • Obviously, the biggest change from last week is at quarterback where Barrett and Jones' names have switched. After scoring four touchdowns against Penn State, Barrett gets the nod this week, but Meyer said Jones will still have a role.
  • Tommy Schutt's name is absent from this week's depth chart, after it was announced Monday the senior defensive tackle had surgery to repair a broken wrist. Schutt is replace by Joel Hale and Michael Hill, both listed as co-starters at defensive tackle. Freshman Robert Landers finds his name on the depth chart for the first time this season.
  • Parris Campbell is still listed as Michael Thomas' backup at wide receiver. Campbell missed last week's game with a knee sprain despite being listed on the depth chart last Tuesday.
  • The battle at placekicker rages on between Jack Willoughby and Sean Nuernberger. Willoughby nailed a 39-yard field goal against the Nittany Lions Saturday.
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   51 JOEL HALE 6-4 295 SR
    79 BRADY TAYLOR 6-5 300 FR     OR 77 MICHAEL HILL 6-2 305 SO
                    57 ROBERT LANDERS 6-1 290 FR
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       48 JOE BURGER 6-2 230 JR
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       12 DENZEL WARD 5-11 180 FR
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
    2 DONTRE WILSON 5-10 195 JR       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                
    5 JOHNNIE DIXON 5-11 194 FR                
    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
  OR 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       2 DONTRE WILSON 5-10 195 JR
    96 SEAN NUERNBERGER 6-1 220 SO                
LS   41 BRYCE HAYNES 6-4 220 SR   KR   2 DONTRE WILSON 5-10 195 JR
    49 LIAM MCCULLOUGH 6-2 210 FR       4 CURTIS SAMUEL 5-11 200 SO
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