Ohio State QB competition Ted Miller, Travis Haney, and Heather Dinich weigh in on the three-headed quarterback competition in Columbus. 0 Shares Print COLUMBUS, Ohio — There are two different kinds of champions at Ohio State, and right now, Cardale Jones has only been one of them. The redshirt, junior quarterback stunned the world with his three-game run through the postseason, claiming a Big Ten title in his starting debut and following that up with consecutive upsets against Alabama and Oregon, leading the Buckeyes to the crown in the inaugural College Football Playoff. Those championships can never be taken away from him, and Jones earned the rings that came with them. But based on Ohio State’s higher, in-house standards for performance, there is still plenty of work to be done. That is just one reason Jones considers himself still a third-stringer on the most loaded unit in the nation at the most important position in the game. Cardale Jones says the way he sees it, he has yet to beat out Braxton Miller or J.T. Barrett for the starting job, but he’s working hard to change that. Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images”We as a team and me as an individual get a lot of praise for how well we did in those games, but I didn’t even grade out as a champion as far as coach’s standards,” Jones said. “I haven’t proven anything yet. I haven’t proven anything to myself, my teammates, my coaches to label myself as a starter. That’s my opinion, my personal opinion. “I’m kind of harder on myself than the coaches, but I was thrown into that position. I didn’t beat out J.T. [Barrett] going into the Michigan game. I didn’t beat out Braxton [Miller]…
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