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Ronda Rousey is the biggest female athlete in the world. Cardale Jones is just a college quarterback who has a crush on her. (Well, he won a national championship last January, too.)

But Rousey isn't afraid to voice her support for Jones as the defending champions' starting quarterback.

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Rousey is 28. Jones is 22. But Rousey sly grin when answering the question was definitely a little flirty.

Jones began Monday's Ohio State opener as the starting quarterback after coach Urban Meyer kept the starter a secret all summer.

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