Editor’s Note: The Fifth Down captures the top social college football stories of the week. Because the long, grueling offseason is underway, we’ll focus on things that make us laugh, think or maybe cry, but mostly laugh. 1. Cardale Jones vs. Joakim Noah: Who Ya Got? If you had to pick between Ohio State quarterback Cardale Jones and Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah in a boxing match, who would you go with? Why, you ask? Oh, no reason, it’s just that Jones is apparently ready to throw down. Here’s the backstory, courtesy of Tom Ley at Deadspin: During a break in last night’s playoff game between the Cavs and Bulls, Ohio State quarterback Cardale Jones and other players from the national champion Buckeyes were introduced and cheered on the court. Of course, this harmless event led to Jones getting into a beef with Bulls center Joakim Noah, because if there’s one thing Noah loves, it’s beefing with athletes from Ohio. That reportedly led to Noah doing the most SEC thing possible besides actually chanting “S-E-C!”: Noah on bench watching Cardale Jones on the public address mic mouthed, “you ain’t in the SEC” — Anthony Lima (@SportsBoyTony) May 7, 2015 That, in turn, inspired Jones to tell Noah on Twitter to watch himself: @JoakimNoah watch yo mouth before I give you these hands chump — Cardale Jones (@CJ12_) May 7, 2015 For what it’s worth, Noah has denied saying anything to Jones. Or knowing that he exists: Noah says he didn’t say anything to Jones. He didn’t even who Jones was. — Nick Friedell (@NickFriedell) May 7, 2015 Still, we here at B/R love a good Photoshop, so here are Jones’ and Noah’s measurables for a boxing match that will surely never happen: According to Vegas, I’m the HEAVY favor ???????? pic.twitter.com/9nYgyE5Bd6 — Cardale Jones (@CJ12_) May 7, 2015 Come to think of it, more athletes should solve Twitter beefs in the ring. Sure, there’s the whole injury thing, but that’s a cash cow waiting to happen. Anyway, we’re taking bets* on who’d win: Jones or Noah? (*No we’re not. Don’t bet. Ever.) 2. R.I.P. This High School Running Back As if you needed any more evidence that Florida State head coach Jimbo Fisher can recruit, we present to you Panama City defensive end Janarius Robinson. A 4-star prospect according to 247Sports, Robinson is verbally committed to the Seminoles’ Class of 2016. And he is a bad, bad man (in a terrifyingly good kind of way). Here’s a video of Robinson absolutely destroying some poor running back and my goodness is a teenager’s life not sacred anymore…
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