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Former Ohio State QB named starter for XFL’s Washington D.C. team

Dustin Schutte

By Dustin Schutte

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Former Ohio State and national championship winning quarterback Cardale Jones has found a new home in professional football. He’s headed to the XFL.

On Tuesday morning, the DC Defenders — the XFL’s Washington D.C. team — announced that Jones will be the team’s starting quarterback for its first season. He was one of eight quarterbacks assigned to a team this week.

The Defenders made the announcement via Twitter.

That now makes two former Ohio State quarterbacks who are continuing their careers in the D.C. area. Dwayne Haskins is currently a member of the Washington Redskins.

Jones notoriously stepped in under center for the Buckeyes at the end of the 2014 season to help guide Ohio State to wins in the B1G Championship Game, Sugar Bowl and College Football Playoff championship. He started the year as a third-string quarterback, but with a preseason injury to Braxton Miller and an injury to J.T. Barrett in the regular season finale against Michigan, Jones was called into action.

Ohio State defeated Wisconsin, Alabama and Oregon to claim a national title.

Since his days at Ohio State, Jones was drafted in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL Draft. He bounced around the league for a few seasons but was never able to really earn a permanent role. Now, he’s got a chance to continue his professional career in the XFL.

Dustin Schutte

Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB