EditorsNote: removes reference to Fields playing 4 games last season; updates Fields stats; corrects one spelling of Ruckert Aug 31, 2019; Columbus, OH, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day before the game against the Florida Atlantic Owls at Ohio Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joe Maiorana-USA TODAY Sports Justin Fields threw for three touchdowns and ran for another in the first 8:10 of his Ohio State debut to lead the No. 5 Buckeyes to 45-21 win against Florida Atlantic in the season opener for both teams at Ohio Stadium in Columbus on Saturday. Fields, a sophomore transfer from Georgia, had scoring strikes of 25, 32, and 29 yards, plus a 51-yard TD run, before FAU stiffened to trail 28-3 at the half. Fields completed 18 of 25 passes for 234 yards and four TDs. He also rushed for 61 yards and a TD on 12 carries. J.K. Dobbins ran for…
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