Urban Meyer's ETA on Buckeyes QB announcement: ‘When the first guy takes the snap'

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For anyone hoping that Urban Meyer's first game-week press conference of the season would reveal who will be starting at quarterback for Ohio State, you're just going to have to wait.

Meyer had a short and sweet explanation for when he'd announce whether J.T. Barrett or Cardale Jones is the guy getting the starting nod for the Buckeyes when they open their defense of their national championship against Virginia Tech on Labor Day night.

"The quarterback situation, we'll announce the starter when the first guy takes the snap," Meyer said. "It's still very close. Both guys are performing very well."

So there's that.

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No position battle in college football has been more hyped this offseason than the competition for the Buckeyes' starting QB job. Barrett brings a regular season worth of terrific play, breaking Big Ten records and finishing fifth in Heisman voting. Jones dazzled in the postseason in the wake of Barrett's injury, leading the Buckeyes to wins in their three biggest games of the season: the Big Ten Championship Game against Wisconsin, the Sugar Bowl against Alabama and the national championship game against Oregon.

To find out which is going to get the nod, you'll have to be tuned in to that game against the Hokies.

"I imagined if one of them was way ahead I probably would announce it, but they're not," Meyer said.

"The guy that's going to give us the best chance to move down the field is going to be the guy taking the snap."

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