Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett sprained the MCL in his left knee during Saturday night’s win over Penn State. Though he’ll be limited in practice this week, Buckeyes head coach Urban Meyer expects Barrett to play when Illinois comes to Ohio Stadium Saturday night.
“We are going to see how it goes,” Meyer said, per BuckeyeGrove.com. “He’s probably going to be a guy that we wont tell him he’s limited, but we’ll make sure he’s limited. It’s not throwing that’s a concern, it’s running.”
Meyer said the injury will not require any surgery, though he did describe the injury – which Barrett played with for most of the Penn State game – as “serious.” Barrett, a redshirt freshman, fought through the knee pain and scored twice on the ground in overtime to help the Buckeyes win 31-24. The second score, which ended up deciding the game, came on a second effort after initially being stuffed by the Nittany Lions’ front.
"He is one of the toughest cats I have ever been around, to think what he did in that game, I am so impressed by that," Meyer said of Barrett. "How many guys could have done that? He had a very serious injury, a MCL injury is a serious injury, and he got hit on the 3-yard line and bulls it in against Penn State's defense to win the game."
The win improved Ohio State’s record to 6-1 overall and 3-0 in Big Ten play. Despite the win, the Buckeyes remained at No. 13 in the AP poll.
For more Ohio State news, visit BuckeyeGrove.com.
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