Tag: J.T. Barrett

Detroit Lions highlight coaching staff’s connections to New Orleans Saints

The connections between the Saints and Lions run deep on Detroit’s coaching staff. Lions’ social media highlights those connections.

The Detroit Lions connections to the New Orleans Saints run deep. Prior to the two teams facing off in Week 13, the Lions highlighted former Saints players now on the Detroit coaching staff. We’ve broken down the connections on each roster in depth here.

Dan Campbell and Aaron Glenn may be best remembered by Saints fans for their time as Saints coaches, but they also once donned the fleur-de-lis on their helmet as well. Glenn and Campbell both played for the Saints in the final year of their career, 2008 and 2009 respectively.

Those two are joined by former Saints quarterbacks J.T. Barrett and Mark Brunell. Brunell was a backup quarterback in New Orleans in 2008 and 2009. His time overlapped with Campbell and Glenn. Barrett is the youngest of the four. He started his career with the Saints in 2018. Like Brunell, Barrett was with the Saints the same time as Campbell and Glenn. The difference is the two were coaches for New Orleans by this time. On Sunday, these four return to a place they once called home as coaches of the opponent.

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Week 13’s Saints-Lions game filled with familiar faces on both sides

Week 13’s Saints-Lions game is filled with familiar faces on both sidelines. Former college teammates Dan Campbell and Dennis Allen will compete head to head:

As the New Orleans Saints and Detroit Lions prepare for their Week 13 matchup, there will be plenty of players and coaches with a history with their opponent.

Led by Dan Campbell and Aaron Glenn, there are a number of former Saints on the Lions roster and coaching staff and vice versa. Here are all of the connections between the two teams:

Questions at quarterback? First-time Ohio State starters in recent years have been outstanding.

It’s been quite amazing really with the level of production first-year quarterbacks have had at Ohio State recently. #GoBucks

There’s a big question mark for Ohio State entering the 2023 season, and it has everything to do with who will take the place of outgoing, two-time Heisman finalist, CJ Stroud.

So far, there’s not been an answer to that because, according to head coach Ryan Day and the coaching staff, both Kyle McCord and Devin Brown have been worthy of time under center, with neither separating himself. Now just a week away from the first game of 2023, it’s looking like both will get playing time and that this thing is going to go into the season.

At some point though, you have to think either Brown or McCord is going to be named the starter. Either way, it’s a year in which Ohio State is ushering in a new player at the most important position on the field.

A lot of the national media has tempered expectations for the Buckeyes because of the unknowns at quarterback, even though OSU is still inside the top five in most preseason polls and opinion rankings.

But hold the phone. Is a new quarterback really a problem at Ohio State, especially under Ryan Day? Believe it or not — and most Buckeye fans know this — first-year quarterbacks at Ohio State have not only been solid, but surprisingly out of this world.

We thought we’d take a look at some of first-year starers over the most recent of years, because it’s really been quite amazing the level of production those guys have had.

Top five Ohio State quarterbacks of the last 10 years

Agree or disagree? What would your top five be?

We are starting a new series here at Buckeyes Wire. We are ranking the top Ohio State players at each position over the past 10 years. This includes the 2013 season, but no one who ended their Ohio State career earlier than that.

Up first: quarterbacks. It was a difficult ranking to make because the Buckeyes have been blessed with many star quarterbacks in recent memory. In fact, the top five quarterbacks on this list were in the top five in Heisman voting at least once in their career at Ohio State.

A case for any of these quarterbacks to be higher on the list can be made because everybody has different criteria. My criteria was to take into account what they accomplished with the team but focus primarily on the skills they brought to the table.

Now, let’s get to the list.

Ohio State football’s top 10 most unbreakable offensive records

What would you name as the most unbreakable Ohio State football record on the offensive side of the ball? #GoBucks

  1. Ohio State football. It’s on the shortlist of the greatest college programs of all time. Look up historical stats and records when it comes to team and individual awards, and the one draped in scarlet and gray can be found anywhere and everywhere in the game.

But what about when we examine the OSU football program against itself? There are many records etched into the program’s history. Some seem pretty achievable, while others have stood the test of time and seem as if they may never be broken, especially with the style of play shifting to a more wide-open game.

We decided to go through the Ohio State football record books and ranked the top 10 most unbreakable offensive records on the banks of the Olentangy.

Here is our list of the top 10 most unbreakable Ohio State football records from the offensive side of the ball.

J.T. Barrett reportedly lands increased role on Detroit Lions coaching staff

Congrats to Barrett on the increased role! #GoBucks

Former Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett is moving on up in the coaching ranks. After trying to break into a role in the NFL and then the Canadian Football League, Barrett hung up the cleats and joined Dan Campbell’s staff with the Detroit Lions as an offensive assistant this past year.

And now, according to multiple reports, Barrett landed himself an increased role with the team, being promoted to assistant quarterbacks coach.

As a Buckeye, Barrett unleashed an assault on OSU and Big Ten records. At the time of his graduation from the Buckeyes, the dual-threat quarterback from Wichita Falls, Texas, held a whopping 39 records. A few of those have since been eclipsed, but many may stand for a long, long time.

Barrett will now have expanded duties, and with what we know about his leadership and personality, coaching is right in his sweet spot. We’ll continue to follow his career as he makes a name for himself with a whistle instead of a helmet.

It’s just too bad he has to do his work up in Michigan. Then again, come to think of it, he’s used to beating football teams in that state.

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Memorable Michigan dominators: Dwayne Haskins

Dwayne Haskins had his way with the Wolverines during his #GoBucks career and we take a glance at what he accomplished against #TTUN

The late, great, Dwayne Haskins (rest in peace) is one of the most outstanding quarterbacks in Ohio State history and everyone remembers his insane 2018 season, which saw him bring home an entire trophy case. No discussion of Haskins would be complete without fans remembering his two games against Michigan and the significant wins that he was a part of.

In 2017, Haskins didn’t start the game and didn’t even throw for a touchdown, but he played a vital role coming off the bench due to the injury to J.T. Barrett. When Haskins entered the game in the third quarter, Ohio State was down 20-14 and he had a huge 22-yard run that set up the go-ahead J.K. Dobbins touchdown. Haskins finished the game only completing six of his seven attempts and rushing three times for 24 yards, but he was a vital part of the 31-20 win in 2017.

In 2018. Haskins went scorched Earth on Michigan and passed for more yards than any Ohio State quarterback in history against the Wolverines with 396 yards in a 62-39 win. This is still the series record for passing yards by an Ohio State quarterback.

Many will remember this game due to Chris Olave breaking out, but Haskins was dealing during this six-touchdown performance. Despite being the lower-ranked team at No. 10 and Michigan being ranked No. 4, The 62 points scored was the most by the Buckeyes in the history of the series and also the most points ever scored on Michigan in regulation.

Few quarterbacks have dominated Michigan like Haskins and it is awfully fun to reflect.

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Five of Ohio State football’s most memorable games vs. Penn State

Five of Ohio State football’s most memorable games vs. Penn State #GoBucks

The Ohio State Buckeyes will face the Penn State Nittany Lions for the 37th time in program history on Saturday at noon ET. Against its conference opponent, Ohio State is 22-14.

The largest margin of victory for the Buckeyes came in 2013 when Ohio State put the hammer down, 63-14, with Urban Meyer as head coach. The largest margin of victory for Penn State came in 1994 when the Nittany Lions won, 63-14.

The first meeting between the two programs was in 1912 when the Buckeyes lost to Penn State, 37-0. The longest win streak by Ohio State against the Nittany Lions is five. The active streak dates to 2017.

But what are some of the most memorable meetings between the two? Here are five of them as we take you down memory lane.

Five of Ohio State football’s most memorable games vs. Rutgers

Five of Ohio State’s most memorable games vs. Rutgers #GoBucks

The Ohio State Buckeyes will face the Rutgers Scarlet Knights for the ninth time in program history on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET. Against its conference opponent, Ohio State is 8-0. The largest margin of victory came in 2016 when the Buckeyes — under Urban Meyer — rolled Rutgers, 58-0. Ohio State has never lost to the Scarlet Knights and currently holds an 8-0 record over Rutgers.

The first meeting between the two programs was in 2014 when the Buckeyes slammed the Scarlet Knights, 56-17. Their most recent meeting was last season when Ohio State defeated Rutgers, 52-13. This series isn’t exactly rich in history and there aren’t many close battles, but we will dive into five of the most intriguing.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish v. Ohio State Buckeyes football series history

We take a look back at the series history on the gridiron between Notre Dame and Ohio State. #GoBucks

This Saturday at 7:30 PM, the Ohio State Buckeyes will be facing off against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in Columbus, Ohio, for only the seventh time and only the fifth time during the regular season ever. The fact that these two bluebloods have only played each other less than ten times astonishes me.

With the way that conference realignment is taking over this sport, Notre Dame might want to learn to get comfortable in Columbus, as this may be the start of a more consistent relationship between the two programs. The connection between these two programs is insane with new Notre Dame head coach, Marcus Freeman, being a former player at Ohio State as well as another coach on staff, James Laurinaitis. Isaiah Pryor who currently plays for the Fighting Irish is a former transfer from Ohio State.

Before this Saturday gets downright ugly, I wanted to reflect back on the previous meetings between the schools.