3 Things We Learned About J.T. Barrett In Michigan Game

2. His Running Makes Up for the Ineffective Passing Days

Although it has been frustrating to watch, at times, this season, even when his passing is off, Barrett makes plays with his legs that even most running backs are uncapable of pulling off.

He has great vision with the read option, usually makes the right choice of whether to give the ball to Mike Weber or Curtis Samuel, or take it himself.

Whenever there is a designed run for Barrett to pick up the first down, he almost always picks up a big chunk of yardage, and more often than not picks up the first down.

He’s not afraid to take a hit and he gets right back up and is willing to do it all over again on the next play.

Weber and Samuel certainly help Barrett become more effective in the run game because it gives defenses a three-headed monster to prepare for and teams still have to respect his arm, even if he’s not consistently hitting his targets.

What stood out about the Michigan game was that when Weber was virtually being shut down and Samuel did not make a huge impact on the game in the first three quarters, Barrett put the team on his shoulders and marched the offense down the field with mostly designed quarterback runs.

??DOUBLE TAKE??
Barrett barrels for 41 yards and into TTUN territory. Buckeyes threatening. #GoBucks #BeatTTUN pic.twitter.com/hKJn1d238d

— Ohio State Buckeyes (@OhioStAthletics) November 26, 2016

He’s done this against some of the best defenses in the nation and as much as they are able to rattle him in the passing game, they have no answer for him on the ground.

Which leads us to our final thought.

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