Top 15 college quarterbacks with the most to prove in 2015
oJan 12, 2015; Arlington, TX, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback Cardale Jones (12) throws a pass against the Oregon Ducks in the second quarter in the 2015 CFP National Championship Game at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports
Jones completed 40-0f-75 of his passes for a 53.3 percent clip with an average of 247.3 yards per game and a total of five touchdowns to two interceptions in that stretch and added 90 yards on 46 carries and another score on the ground.
Can he prove he wasn’t the beneficiary of playing in fine-tuned machine with running back Ezekiel Elliott the best player in the country at the time and even win the starting job in Columbus this year? He’s no lock to start with Miller and Barrett still on the roster so before he can try to prove he can produce over a full season, he has to prove he’s better than those two when he wasn’t last year.
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Cardale Jones
QB, Ohio State
I don’t think you can have a better three-game stretch than the one Cardale Jones had last year in wins against Wisconsin in the Big Ten Championship Game, Alabama in the CFP semifinal and against Oregon in the National Championship Game.
The former third-string quarterback for the Ohio State Buckeyes was a great Cinderella story as he helped guide the team to the championship after losing three-year starter Braxton Miller in the preseason and J.T. Barrett in the Michigan win after he had a record-breaking first year.
Jones completed 40-0f-75 of his passes for a 53.3 percent clip with an average of 247.3 yards per game and a total of five touchdowns to two interceptions in that stretch and added 90 yards on 46 carries and another score on the ground.
Can he prove he wasn’t the beneficiary of playing in fine-tuned machine with running back Ezekiel Elliott the best player in the country at the time and even win the starting job in Columbus this year? He’s no lock to start with Miller and Barrett still on the roster so before he can try to prove he can produce over a full season, he has to prove he’s better than those two when he wasn’t last year.
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