JT Barrett Injury: Updates on Ohio St. Star's Knee and Recovery

Updates from Thursday, Oct. 30

Tim May of the Columbus Dispatch has an update on JT Barrett's status for Saturday:

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 Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett’s left knee is in a heftier brace, but he made it clear yesterday after that practice he plans to play on Saturday night against Illinois at Ohio Stadium.

“That is correct,” he said. Or as he had put it earlier in the interview, “There would have to be something drastic happen between now and Saturday at 8 o’clock, but I’m planning on playing Saturday.”

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Updates from Monday, Oct. 27

Tim May of the Columbus Dispatch passed along an update on JT Barrett's knee injury:

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Many wondered how No. 13 Ohio State squandered a 17-0 halftime lead in the Buckeyes' 31-24 double-overtime win over the Penn State Nittany Lions on Saturday. Head coach Urban Meyer may have provided at least a partial reason.

According to Matt Brown of Sports on Earth, OSU quarterback J.T. Barrett sprained his knee as the second quarter wound down:

Barrett finished the game 12-of-19 for 74 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions. He added 75 yards and two TDs on the ground. Former Buckeye Dustin Fox thought that the freshman didn't perform well but that playing in Happy Valley provided invaluable experience going forward:

Meyer and the Buckeyes will obviously hope that Barrett's injury is only minor. The team is already down a quarterback after Braxton Miller was ruled out for the entire season back in August.

Ohio State plays No. 8 Michigan State on Nov. 8 in a matchup that will likely decide the winner of the Big Ten East. The Bucks will want to have their starting QB on the field for such a crucial game.