Ohio State QB JT Barrett cited for driving while intoxicated, suspended

Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett, annoyed with a line of questioning about his arm strength this past week, surely knows how Buckeye fans must feel after he was cited early Saturday morning on a misdemeanor charge of operating a vehicle while impaired. The school’s drug and alcohol policy would have required a two-game suspension for the 20-year-old Barrett if he had been charged with a felony. 08 legal limit, according to Eleven Warriors. Following the arrest, Barrett was released to his teammate and the man who’s job he took at starting quarterback, Cardale Jones.

UPDATE: Ohio State coach Urban Meyer suspended Barrett for the upcoming game against Minnesota.

Meyer’s past decisions to be lenient with discipline should serve as a guide to avoid those mistakes with Ohio State, but after Meyer chose to give Barrett a one-game suspension, it appears Meyer isn’t learning from his past mistakes.

Hello again, Cardale Jones. With only one game as the starter, Barrett has thrown for 472 yards and seven touchdowns while adding 329 rushing yards and another seven scores in 2015. Ohio State jumped from the dregs of the unranked to the top spot thanks to big wins over No. 18 California, No. 13 Iowa, No. 2 Wisconsin, No. 20 Pitt and No. 12 Michigan. Barrett is not the first star player to get suspended this year, as defensive end Joey Bosa and receivers Jalin Marshall, Corey Smith and Dontre Wilson were all suspended for the opening win over Virginia Tech.

Ohio State coach Urban Meyer was unavailable for comment.

This time J.T. Barrett sidelined himself from the Buckeyes’ matchup with Minnesota. He threw for 223 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for a 101 yards and scored two touchdowns on the ground.

After a one-game interlude, the Buckeyes are turning back to Jones, who could rekindle the quarterback debate with a big performance when they host the Golden Gophers next Saturday night. Ohio State won that game, but the Buckeyes offense was inconsistent with Jones over the first half of the season.

“[The offense] really didn’t change with Cardale in the game”, ESPN quoted Barrett telling reporters.

However, on a third-and-five play with the game already out of reach for West Virginia, Boykin showcased a few stellar moves that saw him tap dance his way through the Mountaineer defense past the sticks for a first down.

News of a J.T. Barrett OVI is taking Columbus by storm during the Buckeyes’ Bye Week: Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett was arrested for OVI early Saturday morning in Columbus, blowing slightly over Ohio’s.