COLUMBUS, Ohio — Cardale Jones has a flair for embracing his newfound fame, and anyplace he goes is a stage. His latest performance came at Ohio State’s media day over the weekend, when Jones, the quarterback who went from third-stringer to starter as the Buckeyes won the national championship last season, sat down at a table with his 9-month-old daughter, Chloe, on his lap to conduct his interviews.
Quickly swallowed by a sea of flashing cameras and peppered with questions, Jones lounged in his chair and flashed a wide smile. Once cast as an afterthought in the program, Jones is now one of its most prominent faces, a role he seems to welcome.