Cardale Jones said after the Michigan State game he had walked into the Horseshoe as a player for the last time. Many people, author included, assumed this to be a roundabout NFL declaration.
But the championship quarterback, remarkably, still has another year of eligibility. This season didn't go according to Jones' plans, and there'd be a bevy of programs interested in a 6'5" flamethrower, if one were to come available.
Speaking at Wednesday's Fiesta Bowl media day, however, Jones says he'd have stayed at Ohio State rather than transfer because of "loyalty to the program."
Cardale Jones: "I'd come back and sit another year before I'd transfer somewhere."
— Tim Shoemaker (@TimShoemaker) December 30, 2015
For what it's worth, Jones says he's still intent on declaring for the 2016 NFL Draft after the New Year's Day matchup with Notre Dame.
