Will Cardale Jones End Ohio State’s QB Competition Before It Even Begins?

Cardale Jones could end college football’s most polarizing and intriguing position battle before it truly has a chance to take shape.

Braxton Miller and J.T. Barrett—two former Heisman Trophy candidates in their own right—may be helpless to prevent it as they recover from injuries that ended their 2014 season.

Ohio State’s quarterback quandary is not only one of the most fascinating storylines in the country—it may be one of the most unique in college football history.

There’s Miller, one of the most electrifying playmakers in the country and one of just two players in Big Ten history to win the conference MVP award in back-to-back seasons.

Then there’s Barrett, who not only possesses the single-best quarterback rating among returning players in the NCAA, via cfbstats.com (h/t Peter Berkes of SB Nation), but he’s also coming off the most prolific season in Ohio State history (despite playing in just 12 games).

And finally there’s Jones, who led Ohio State to a historic thrashing of Wisconsin in the Big Ten title game before ripping Alabama and Oregon to win the first-ever College Football Playoff.

Urban Meyer, who’s coached at the collegiate level since 1986 and won three national titles, has seen a lot of things. But even he is a bit bewildered by Ohio State’s quarterback dilemma.

But Jones, the only signal-caller among this elite group who’s fully healthy, has all the momentum.

Or rather,…

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