If Barrett does not start Saturday, redshirt freshman Dwayne Haskins will make his first career start in a game that could put Ohio State in the College Football Playoff.
Barrett was hurt in a bizarre incident involving a cameraman while warming up against the Wolverines last week. He played two-and-a-half quarters in the Buckeyes’ win over Michigan, but he was pulled in the third quarter and limped to the locker room. On Thursday, Tim May of the Columbus Dispatch reported Barrett had an arthroscopic surgery on his right knee.
“One of the toughest human beings, I’ve come across in my career,” Meyer said of Barrett. “He’s all in. Just a unique individual.”
Barrett was named the Big Ten Quarterback of the Year for the third time in his career on Thursday. Haskins, meanwhile, has 565 passing yards, 4 touchdowns and 1 interception on 57 attempts this season.
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