Playing with a sprained knee in Saturday’s rout at archival Michigan on Saturday, Ohio State sophomore Justin Fields might have thrust himself into Heisman Trophy consideration. In a 56-27 win that stretched the Buckeyes’ dominance of “The Game” to eight straight wins, Fields completed 14 of 25 passes for 302 yards and four touchdowns. He had agreed to wear a small knee brace in the contest. Then following a play midway through the third quarter, Fields clutched his his left knee and limped to the medical tent. There, the training staff insisted that he use a bigger brace. “It’s all metal like a lineman,” Fields said later, laughing. “I’m not trying to be out there acting like an O lineman.” Returning to the field seven snaps later, Fields escaped pressure in the pocket, rolled to his left and delivered a 30-yard strike to Garrett Wilson in the back of the…
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