September 25, 2024

Ohio State football: Will Buckeyes go as Justin Fields goes?

Identifying the most interesting Ohio State football player this preseason is easy.  No one will draw more attention than Justin Fields, and not just because he is a quarterback.  >>RELATED: Ryan Day makes positive first impression with area coaches | How Urban Meyer’s recruiting compared to predecessors | Cincinnati football team helps in tornado recovery in Dayton  With the way Urban Meyer recruited over the years, the Buckeyes figure to be good this season.  But how good? That will probably depend on Fields, a sophomore who transferred from Georgia in January.  Perhaps no player in the country has more power to affect the trajectory of a College Football Playoff candidacy, and that presents a unique challenge to Ryan Day, the first-year head coach of the Buckeyes.  Day is well aware.  “I think that’s really important for the quarterback to understand week in and week out what his role is, week in and week…

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