Cardale Jones weighs Ohio State's pressure from outside the Shoe
CBS Sports' Oregon-Ohio State pregame show drew roughly 150,000 views in eight hours, an unusually fast start for its longer uploads.
Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 323,292 views a day, 13 times a normal first day on this channel (25,080).
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- 1:28Emily Proud introduces Harris, Kanell and Jones, whose national-champion billing prompts a joke about their Fort Lauderdale introductions.
- 2:53Jenny Dell contrasts Ohio State's elimination-level urgency with Oregon quarterback Dylan Raiola's renewed confidence.
- 7:57Jones explains how Ohio Stadium's crowd noise can intimidate visiting teams.
- 8:48The panel identifies Jeremiah Smith as the key receiving weapon for backup quarterback Luke Feeney.
- 10:55The betting segment offers picks involving Alabama, Notre Dame and Ole Miss.
- 16:41BYU-Utah highlights shift the discussion to BYU's comeback and Big 12 playoff implications.
CBS Sports introduces Cardale Jones as an Ohio State national champion, and the former quarterback immediately notices the extra ceremony. "You guys never introduced me like that when we're in Fort Lauderdale," he tells the panel, with Buckeyes supporters gathered outside Ohio Stadium.
That little homecoming supplies the warmth in a pregame show built around pressure. Host Emily Proud joins Jones, Damien Harris and Danny Kanell outside the Shoe, while Jenny Dell reports from the field on two very different moods: Ohio State treating the matchup as an elimination-level test, and Oregon quarterback Dylan Raiola regaining confidence and playing more freely.
The broadcast's roughly 150,000 views in eight hours already put it well beyond the channel's usual full first day for longer videos. This is the pregame analysis, not the game itself, and the sponsored show also includes a branded betting-picks segment covering other college matchups.
Jones explains how Ohio Stadium's noise can unsettle visiting opponents. Harris, meanwhile, identifies a more specific requirement for the home team: receiver Jeremiah Smith needs to dominate to help backup quarterback Luke Feeney. The discussion sets Oregon's relaxed approach against the urgency surrounding the Buckeyes.
CBS Sports' subsequent coverage gives that pregame tension a harder edge. Its follow-up recap features former Ohio State players reacting to what the channel describes as a blowout loss to Oregon, alongside a separate full-game highlights upload.
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- Channel
- CBS Sports
- Subscribers
- 1,250,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 4,187,992
- Channel views, pace per day
- 134,676 (on a normal day: 668,177)
- Video published
- November 7, 2026
- Video views so far
- 149,793 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 323,292
The numbers
The pregame broadcast has already passed CBS Sports' usual first-day audience for longer videos, with only eight hours online.
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What position did Cardale Jones play for Ohio State?
Jones was an Ohio State quarterback and helped the Buckeyes win the national championship after the 2014 season.


