BLACKSBURG, Va. — Cardale Jones claimed he didn’t know whether he or J.T. Barrett won the great Ohio State quarterback derby until standing in the offensive huddle seconds before taking the field Monday night. Yeah, it doesn’t sound believable. Reporters incredulously asked him to tell the truth — Urban Meyer had already conducted his news conference so there was no way to verify — but Jones swore he wasn’t making this up. “I didn’t know anything. We didn’t know,” Jones said. “If you guys check and see, both of us had our freaking helmets on and our mouthpieces in looking each other. Do I take a step to the sideline, take a step to the field? Coach Meyer was like, ‘Go Cardale.’” Whether that’s actually what happened or a figment of Jones’ creative imagination, it sounds like a narrative straight from a video game so it feels appropriate. Because this Ohio State offense, it’s not fair. …
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