COLUMBUS, Ohio – It took one rushing attempt for Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields to remind the rest of the Big Ten that the Buckeyes are still the team to beat in 2019. Fields timed up the fake with J.K. Dobbins on a zone read, eluded a Florida Atlantic defender at the line of scrimmage and sprinted untouched for a 51-yard touchdown on No. 5 Ohio State’s fourth play from scrimmage at Ohio Stadium on Saturday. He had to wait for teammates to catch up to him. “When I was running, I was kind of thinking to myself, ‘That was kind of easy,'” Fields said with a smile. “It definitely surprised me.” Fields led a 28-point first-quarter onslaught in an eventual 45-21 victory over the Owls. The Georgia transfer affirmed the hype in his first start. The Buckeyes asserted themselves as the true Big Ten favorite in the post-Urban Meyer…
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