
B/R 5th Down: Cardale Jones Wears Ronda Rousey Shirt, Drone Follows Braxton
Editor's Note: The 5th Down captures the top social college football stories of the week. Because the long, grueling offseason is underway, we'll focus on things that make us laugh, think or maybe cry, but mostly laugh.
1) Cardale Jones Is Full-on #TeamRousey
The crush—real, exaggerated or otherwise—Ohio State quarterback Cardale Jones has on UFC fighter Ronda Rousey is well documented. Give 12-Gauge this: He had Rousey, who is as intimidating as any athlete out there, flustered (in a good way) by his comments.
Jones kept on showing his, um, "appreciation" for the UFC fighter on his way to Buckeyes preseason camp with a Rousey shirt:
Say this for Jones: The guy wears his heart on his sleeve. Or his chest. Either or.
2) You Know Ohio State Is Starting Preseason Camp When...
A camera drone is following Buckeyes H-back—it still feels odd typing that—Braxton Miller as he enters the team's football facility.
Yes, the quarterback competition may be down to Jones and J.T. Barrett, but let's not forget that Miller is still one of the key faces of the program over the past several years. A year lost can make a lot of people forget about you, but it should be reiterated that Miller was one of the most entertaining players in college football before sustaining his shoulder injury last year.
If the transition to wide receiver goes well, Miller will undoubtedly remind everyone of that fact.
3) Plus, This Ohio State Combine Spoof Was Amazing
Hype videos are the best. They also take themselves way, way too seriously. Ohio State tight ends and fullbacks coach Tim Hinton is out to put an end to that with this amazing NFL combine spoof video:
There's so much #riseandgrind and #blessed and #leggggoooooo and #eatinggreedy in this video. The production quality is amazing, and Hinton really sells it.
Easily, this is one of the best videos of the offseason. And Ohio State has put out some great videos.
4) Jimi Hendrix: College Football Artist
Jimi Hendrix may not be blessing us with incredible music anymore, but writer Joe Posnanski did find some amazing rare artifacts from Hendrix at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Below are some drawings that a teenage Hendrix made in 1958 featuring some then-Pac-8 teams. It's a great find by Posnanski and a cool thing to take in if you're a fan of both Hendrix's music and college football:
5) So, Everett... Was It Pass Interference or Nah?
Everett Golson is now officially a Florida State Seminole. That means it's fair game to ask him if Notre Dame, Golson's old team, really committed offensive pass interference in a prime-time game against Florida State last October.
The question was perfect, and Golson's reaction, which you can watch below, was priceless.
But, no, Golson, you can't just cop out with "I'm here now, everything's fine, it's in the past" type of answer. The people must know. And, psst, you're on the other team now. You can say it was. Because it was.
6) Rich Rodriguez, Arizona Just Beat Y'all at the Whip/Nae Nae
About 10 million people have filmed themselves doing the Whip/Nae Nae over the past month or so. Many of them are college football players and coaches. None of them, however, have anything on Arizona coach Rich Rodriguez and the Wildcats staff, who made this video with the school's gymnastics team:
RichRod has always been great for Arizona's video production team, but let's also take a second to recognize Wildcats Director of On Campus Recruiting Matt Dudek. He's the fine gentlemen on the left (Rodriguez's right) just tearing it up.
He's the real hero.
7) Nick Saban is COMIN' TO YO CITAYYYYYY
College GameDay analyst/headgear wearer/hilarious entertainer Lee Corso turned 80 last week. To help celebrate Corso's big day was Alabama head coach Nick Saban, who wore the famous elephant head gear in honor of the longtime GameDay staple.
Look, it's Saban in head gear. Is there another reason this needs to be shared? I could watch this GIF on loop for hours.
8) And Now College Football...in 3-D!
The 1990s were a weird time, y'all. Not so much for things like music, which was great. Rather, the 1990s were a time of experimentation, namely for 3-D midfield logos that, looking back, were not a good idea.
Like, at all.
Look, if you're going to do 3-D, go all the way. There should have been 80,000 fans in Kyle Field with 3-D glasses.
*Actually, that probably would have been most unwise given how steep the stands are in that stadium. You don't want anyone getting vertigo. I wonder if A&M was ready to go full 3-D and then realized this at the last minute. Or, maybe they just thought the 3-D logo would look cool. "Aggies Football: Catch the Excitement! Also: WORDS...WILL....FLY....AT....YOU....VERY....FAST."
9) Frank Beamer Way
You know you're a program legend when people start naming things after you. Clearly, Virginia Tech head coach Frank Beamer is a legend in Blacksburg. Beamer has been with the Hokies for the better part of three decades; that's unheard of nowadays.
So, it's only appropriate that Beamer gets a street named after him next to Lane Stadium:
The release from Virginia Tech's website states:
"Recognizing contributions made both on and off the field by Tech's head football coach and wife Cheryl, Spring Road, which runs alongside the west stands and press box of Lane Stadium, will be re-named Beamer Way. The official athletics department street address will be 25 Beamer Way in recognition of Frank Beamer’s jersey number when he played football for Tech from 1966-68.
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Congratulations, Beamer. Well deserved.
10) An Ode to Baylor's Weirdness
Baylor may be the preseason No. 2 team in the Big 12, but the Bears are No. 1 in our hearts with off-the-wall antics. For instance, defensive end Shawn Oakman has a python. Which he wears around his neck (Britney Spears style?). Around Waco:
Also, as noted "ALL-NAME TEAM" supporter Holly Anderson of Grantland pointed out, Lynx Hawthorne, a wide receiver, is criminally underrated. Playoff worthy, even:
Finally, let's just take a moment to be awed by 400-pound tight end Laquan McGowan holding Oakman on his shoulders like it's not any big deal at all.
In fact, if Baylor doesn't use this as a red-zone play, this whole season is a waste. The whole dang thing:
11) REMINDER: This Is an 18-Year-Old
The above photos feature freshman Tennessee defensive tackle Kahlil McKenzie, who is an 18-year-old freshman being a freshman at the Vols' preseason camp.
Mercy. This shouldn't be allowed. I mean, it should, but it shouldn't, if that makes sense. This was a kid who was listed at 339 pounds on his 247Sports profile...as a recruit.
We can't italicize how incredible this is any more than we already have. McKenzie is, as B/R colleague Adam Kramer described, a yacht. This is a good thing, since yachts are legit.
We're blown away by this.
12) Your College Football Quote of the Week (Part I)
13) Your College Football Quote of the Week (Part II)
14) Your College Football Quote of the Week (Part III)
Ben Kercheval is a lead writer for college football. He's trying to decipher Les Miles' quote on Twitter @BenKercheval.
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