Cardale Jones is starting for the Ohio State Buckeyes, filling in after the two quarterbacks ahead of him were injured.
Cardale is drawing a lot of attention because he'll need to play well for Ohio State to have a shot at winning the national championship game on January 12.
Many are wondering about his personal life, including his girlfriend and daughter.
Cardale’s girlfriend Jeaney Durand is a nursing student at Ohio State, and she had a daughter on November 7, 2014 that the couple named Chloe Michelle Jones. Jones drove 140 miles from Cleveland to Columbus, where Jeaney lives, and arrived less than five minutes before his daughter was born.
Jones has experienced life differently since then, telling reporters that “I understand now what’s my ultimate goal.”
“We’ve had a lot of conversations about the enormity of responsibility that comes from being a father,” Ohio State offensive coordinator Tom Herman told ESPN. “I think it’s really caused him to mature and grow up and have a different perspective on things.”
“He’s definitely matured a lot,” running back Ezekiel Elliott said, “and really quickly.”
Jones grew up in a rough environment but made it out.
“It would have been very easy for me to not be in this spot right now because of the environment I grew up in, and the culture of that environment,” Jones said, reported Cleveland.com. “I have friends and family members who came from the same background who are still in that environment. It would have been very easy.”
