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 | ||||||||||||||
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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 |