Cardale Jones stormed on the college football scene late last season, taking the reins of Ohio State's offense from an injured J.T. Barrett and leading his team to the three biggest victories in the Urban Meyer era.
Jones deserves plenty of credit for the terrific job he did of staying poised and stepping in nearly flawlessly in place of Barrett against Wisconsin, Alabama and Oregon, but there's a reason his backfield mate Ezekiel Elliott earned Most Valuable Player honors in the title game and Sugar Bowl.
Elliott and Ohio State's offensive line — benefitting from Jones' cannon of a right arm and the threat to stretch the defense down the field — transformed into an unstoppable force on the ground during the 2014 postseason.