COLUMBUS, Ohio -- As part of a program by the Ohio State compliance office called "Protect Greatness," Cardale Jones appeared on the replay board in the almost empty Horseshoe Saturday morning. This was shortly before the Maryland-Ohio State lacrosse game began and three hours before a national record 99,391 fans attended the Spring Game.
Jones was LeBron James, 10-stories-on-a-downtown-building-sized, as befits what he did at the end of last season for Ohio State's national champions. On the replay board, Jones was backing up his outsized image by throwing a touchdown pass to Devin Smith against Alabama in the Sugar Bowl.