If Ohio State is to complete its late-season push into the four-team College Football Playoff, the No. 6 Buckeyes will do it with Cardale Jones at quarterback.That name might sound familiar, but it’s not because of anything Jones has accomplished on a college football field.The third-year sophomore from Cleveland was supposed to be Ohio State’s third-string quarterback this season. But then Heisman Trophy candidate Braxton Miller sustained a season-ending shoulder injury during training camp. And on Saturday in the Buckeyes’ annual rivalry game against Michigan, J.T. Barrett, who had played his way into Heisman contention, sustained a season-ending fractured ankle early in the fourth quarter.So now Jones is The Man for The Ohio State University.And one thing we know for sure is that Jones takes football seriously.School? Not so much.Jones, you might remember, caused a stir two years ago when he took to Twitter with the following comment: “Why should we have to go to class if we came here to play FOOTBALL, we ain’t come to play SCHOOL classes are POINTLESS.”Well, at least Buckeyes fans can be confident he’ll be focused primarily on Ohio State’s Big Ten Conference championship game appearance next week against Wisconsin.As for Barrett, he’ll try to make a comeback next season right alongside Miller.Barrett, who threw for one touchdown and ran for two, was injured when his leg was twisted under him as he was tackled on a second-and-one run. He was on the field for about three minutes before his right leg was put in a temporary air cast and he was lifted onto a cart and taken away.Lineman is missingBarrett’s injury isn’t Ohio State’s biggest concern. Missing a star player because of an injury is one thing, but a player missing from his team and family is something far more serious.Kosta Karageorge, a non-scholarship backup defensive lineman for the Buckeyes, has been missing since Wednesday.Karageorge, 22, a former wrestler who joined the football team before this season, was supposed to be among the 24 players honored during Ohio State’s Senior Day ceremony before the game. Instead, the sellout crowd of 108,610 turned silent as the public address announcer called out his name and a police poster seeking information about his disappearance was shown on the scoreboard.Karageorge’s mother, Susan, told authorities her son had sustained several concussions and experienced spells when he was extremely confused. She told police that at about 1:30 Wednesday morning he texted a message that mentioned the concussions and said, “I am sorry if I am an embarrassment.” He was last seen at his apartment about a half-hour later.Coach Urban Meyer was emotional when talking about Karageorge after the game. “Our prayers and thoughts are with him and his family and to have him return home safe,” he said.”It’s one of those, all you can do is grab a knee and pray hard,” the coach added. “Not one person can make it through this kind of week. You need your strength. I know there were a lot of prayers on the team because there are a lot of guys who are friends of Kosta.”Just for kicksThe wildest finish among the rivalry games might have been in Georgia Tech’s win over Georgia…
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