With 44-point underdog Maryland next on No. 1 Ohio State’s schedule and bigger-underdog-than-that Rutgers on the horizon, you’re probably not going to see OSU quarterback Justin Fields much in the second half of the next two games and there’s a part of his game you’re unlikely to see much of at all. Fields, who despite being the nation’s No. 2 recruit in 2018 has nevertheless been better than anticipated, isn’t worth risking as a rusher over the next fortnight as the Buckeyes (8-0) bear down on a 10-0 start entering the gristle on their regular-season schedule. Head coach Ryan Day has been judicious so far in using Fields, his only viable national-championship caliber quarterback, on Zone Reads and other called runs amid the demolition of every opponent OSU has played. The Buckeyes have been out of danger at halftime against only two opponents — the only two ranked opponents they…
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