Ohio State head coach John Cooper is staying mum on the quarterback situation for Saturday's game against Michigan.
Cooper said Stanley Jackson and Joe Germaine will both see playing time against the Wolverines, but he refused to say who will be the starter.
"If you're going to the game Saturday ... then you will know who's going to be our quarterback," Cooper said. "We're not going to announce who the starting quarterback is going to be; we may not know ourselves."
Jackson has started every game this year, but Germaine has seen a majority of the playing time in the last three games. And if statistics are any indication, Germaine will get the starting job.
Germaine has completed 26 of 41 passes for 347 yards, along with four touchdowns and one interception in the last two games. Germaine was also named co-offensive player of the week by the OSU coaching staff.
"We like what he's done the last three games," Cooper said of Germaine. "We like the way he threw the ball, the reads he made, the way he handled himself and the way he ran the offense."
Meanwhile, Jackson, who is 10-0 as a starter, has completed 4 of 12 passes for 51 yards with no touchdowns or interceptions while only playing in portions of the first quarter in both games.
Michigan coach Lloyd Carr said both quarterbacks pose a threat to the Wolverine defense.
"They're both outstanding quarterbacks," Carr said. "Jackson is a great athlete and has a great arm. He makes a lot of plays scrambling around. Germaine is a classic drop back passer and a big, tall guy that can see downfield."
Carr added that Jackson and Germaine both have experience leading the offense.
"I think you have to be prepared for both of them," he said. "With Jackson there, he gives the added dimension of being able to make a play with his running ability."
Cooper said that part of the reason the Buckeyes won't announce their starting quarterback is that they don't know whether the Wolverines will start Chris Howard or Clarence Williams at tailback.
"I don't think its fair for us to tell you (the media) everything about our football team and us not to know everything about everybody we're playing," Cooper said. "I don't think it's right."
Williams, who started all of Michigan's games this season until last week's 29-17 loss to Penn State, has rushed for a team-high 793 yards on 182 carries. Howard, who started against the Nittany Lions, is second on the team with 612 yards on 123 carries.
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Stanley Jackson may start Saturday against Michigan. Or he may not. Ohio State coach John Cooper won't say whether his starting quarterback will be Jackson or Joe Germaine until gametime on Saturday.