Updated AUG 16, 2015 at 4:33p ET COLUMBUS — Before Cardale Jones could lead Ohio State to success under college football’s brightest lights, the quarterback had to emerge from what he called “a dark place.” Jones, the junior aiming to be the man who leads the Buckeyes onto the field for their season-opening game at Virginia Tech, spoke candidly about how he reacted to the news he would not be the starter last year despite coming out of spring ball ahead of J.T. Barrett on the depth chart. That was a distinction that grew exponentially in importance when Braxton Miller, the team’s three-year starter, went down with a shoulder injury and the Buckeyes’ No. 2 quarterback became their No. 1. “It was just having the wrong mindset about everything,” Jones said Sunday during Ohio State’s media day. “You know, ‘Oh they screwed me. I should be the starter. I should be this. I should be that. Screw this, I’m just going to go through the motions for the rest of this year. I’m out of here after this year.’ That mindset…
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