Tate Martell came to the Ohio State football team as the Gatorade National Player of the Year in 2016. He was the heir apparent to J.T. Barrett.
Unlike Barrett, Martell was cocky and outspoken. That’s okay. Quarterbacks with attitude thrive too.
An athletic, dual-threat quarterback, Martell is built to run the power, read-option offense that Urban Meyer likes to run. Barrett’s departure meant an open competition heading into spring ball last year between Martell, Joe Burrow and Dwayne Haskins.
Three years ago, Martell probably would have had a legitimate shot to win the job.