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J.T. Barrett Status as Starter Unclear for Big 10 Title Game After Knee Surgery

Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer said the status of quarterback J.T. Barrett remains uncertain heading into Saturday's Big Ten Football Game against Wisconsin at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis as he recovers from arthroscopic knee surgery Sunday.

On Friday, Adam Rittenberg of ESPN.com passed along comments from Meyer, who said Barrett is undergoing intensive rehabilitation in an effort to play, but he doesn't know whether the senior QB will start or how much he'll see the field if he's available.

"That's not normal," he said of the recovery. "It takes a rare individual because there is a pain threshold.