COLUMBUS, Ohio – Justin Fields opened his Ohio State football career with an eruption — racing away untouched from Florida Atlantic for a 51-yard touchdown run on the fourth snap as a Buckeye. Following in the footsteps of the Buckeyes’ most prolific passer ever, Fields injected a different kind of game-breaking ability into the offense. He showed the totality of those talents as recently as last week at Michigan connecting with primary target Chris Olave for a 57-yard touchdown in stride. Yet Fields did not sweep the Big Ten’s Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year and the Griese-Brees Quarterback of the Year awards on a few electric moments. The sophomore’s debut season as a Buckeye took a more nuanced path to acclaim. Fields’ brand of football could best be described as explosive efficiency, and he unleashed it on the Big Ten in a big way. Quarterbacking a 12-0 division champion…
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