He Said: Ohio State Football Offense Quick Look

There has been a lot of excitement around the hiring of Kevin Wilson and rightfully so. He did more with less at Indiana and had Oklahoma's offense rolling along before he left.

There was a definite need for change after the 31-0 drubbing at the hands of Clemson in the College Football Playoff semifinal. The split was about 50/50 on who to blame between co-offensive coordinators Ed Warinner and Tim Beck. Play calling and then quarterback J.T. Barrett's efficiency came to question just about every Saturday during the season save for one (TTUN).

Here is a look at Barrett's stats during his career thanks to Sports Reference CFB

One thing is for sure after looking at his stats: He has just about been a model of consistency so it sheds a little more light on the position coach and then play calling. #BuckeyeNation hashed this out enough during the regular season up to the point that there were no less than two million coordinators chomping at the bit to take over in Columbus.

Head coach Urban Meyer wasted little time admitting there were issues and addressed it immediately, which led to the Wilson hire. One of the first things Wilson did upon arriving was to get to know his signal caller. He obviously admired him while competing against him.

“In my opinion, from afar, I think that’s the best quarterback in college football,” Wilson said in his postgame press conference. “Some of these guys have some stats, I’m not saying it because he’s in our league – I’m not a homer. When you watch that kid play, that kid and his unselfishness … he went through a lot. He was a premier player in the country two years ago when he got injured.

“He’s one of the best players, he’s one of the best teammates. I’m not in their locker room, I’m sure he’s a phenomenal leader. That’s why those young players are playing so well. He might have been off today, but he’s human. I think J.T. Barrett is an awesome football player.” - Courtesy Land Of 10, Ryan Ginn

After coming to Ohio State and spending time with Barrett:

"As we go through, again my ability to connect with our staff, my ability to connect with our players, we have our units but as a coordinator, how do you get those guys to play together?” he said. “Working with J.T. means you've gotta bring it every day. And I am.”

Wilson and Ryan Day (co-coordinators) have some of the best young talent as a whole at Barrett's disposal this season with a loaded backfield (Mike Weber, Demario McCall, and Antonio Williams) to go with plenty of options at WR (Parris Campbell, Johnnie Dixon, K.J. Hill, and Bin Victor). If history has been any indicator, most, if not all of these players will see plenty of reps in the fast running style that Wilson plays.

This season is one that begins with high anticipation because the offense we saw at the end of the 2015 season (national Champions) is what this offense should look like ... and then some.