SCOTTSDALE, Arizona — It is one of the most pristine and frankly almost unbelievable individual statistics in college football this season. Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields has attempted 308 passes against some of the top-ranked defenses in the nation. He piled up 40 touchdown passes along the way. Yet he has thrown only one interception. (For context, fellow Heisman Trophy finalist Jalen Hurts of Oklahoma has attempted one more pass and thrown seven interceptions.) Fields, however, knows the true count. He vividly remembers some of the near-misses along the way — including one in particular against Maryland that hit a defender square in the hands. He also knows about the interceptions he throws away from the public and media. “I throw picks in practice all the time, really,” Fields said. “I kind of just go and practice and kind of see what throws I can make and what I can…
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