PATASKALA, Ohio – The viral moment arrived soon after Cardale Jones did. In February of 2015, nearly a month after Jones led Ohio State to three postseason victories and a national title in his first three starts, he sent a tweet clarifying the final score of a video game.
Jones had visited Jared Foley, a 15-year-old heart patient, at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and played him in EA’s “NCAA Football 14.” The lopsided final score from the video game drew national attention, and Jones added to it when he tweeted: “Man, I wish everyone stop saying I beat a kid in the hospital 91-35.