Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Michigan Wolverines

Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback J.T. Barrett (16) rushes for a second-quarter touchdown past Michigan Wolverines Mario Ojemudia (53) and Brennen Beyer (97), Saturday, November 29, 2014. (Marvin Fong / The Plain Dealer)

(Marvin Fong, The Plain Dealer)

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State freshman quarterback J.T. Barrett is out for the remainder of the season with a right ankle fracture.

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Barrett is scheduled for surgery on Sunday.

"We lost a Heisman candidate today," Meyer said. "We're going to find out if we earn our coaching stripes now. We lost two quarterbacks."

Barrett was on the ground for about three minutes before he was lifted onto the cart. While he was down, Michigan quarterback Devin Gardner came over and supported the injured Buckeye.

When Barrett connected with tight end Nick Vannett on Ohio State's first touchdown he broke former Purdue quarterback Drew Brees' Big Ten record for total touchdowns in a season. That was Barrett's 43rd touchdown, then he added two more rushing ones later to extend the record to 45.

Stay tuned with cleveland.com as the story continues to develop.