Like Tebow, Urban was in love with JT. And Joe was a skinny, and sort of goofy, 18-20 year old his three years in Columbus. What he learned, however, the one year he had Ryan Day as his QB coach was film study. Chase has said that's one of the things he brought to LSU and turned Chase and Jefferson into film nerds as well. Plus, Joe is a coach's son, who was a DC, and I think dad taught Joe a lot about coverages.
A lot of gnashing of teeth in Buckeye Nation about 2018, but Dwayne Haskins set all the OSU and Big Ten passing records that season. Joe wasn't Big **** Joe in 2018. He was a game manager that 2018 season at LSU. But you could see the flashes. Projected to be a mid round draft pick at best entering that magical 2019 season. With Joe Brady, Chase, Jefferson,
JEH and that O line, he blew up in year 5 and the rest is history. Haskins only played 3 years at OSU and turns out he doesn't have what it takes between the ears.