October 22, 2024

Justin Fields throws as many TDs as incompletions as Ohio State routs Rutgers

In the end, both No. 2 Ohio State and Rutgers are exactly who we thought they were. © Getty Images Heading into their Week 12 matchup in Piscataway, the Buckeyes were a 52-point road favorite over another Power Five program. After 60 minutes of play, OSU didn’t cover but they did make easy work of its hosts, jumping out to a 35-7 halftime lead en route to a 56-21 win over the woebegone Scarlet Knights. In two quarters plus one series of third-quarter work, Justin Fields passed for 305 yards and threw the same amount of touchdowns (four) as he had incompletions (15-19 passing on the day).  This marked Fields’ first career 300-yard passing game — yeah, I couldn’t believe it either, but then again he hasn’t played the second half of very many games during his first season as a starter — and the fourth time he’s thrown for…

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