COLUMBUS, Ohio — That quaint era when college football teams did not need a quarterback like Justin Fields to win a national championship does not seem so distant. Nebraska was still rolling over teams with the option in the mid-90s. The Buckeyes won the 2002 national championship behind Craig Krenzel’s steady grit. Whether with Matt Mauck at LSU in 2003 or in his run of five national championships in nine years at Alabama, Nick Saban proved he can win national championships without elite quarterback talent. However, Saban now looks like the exception to the rule. Over the past decade, teams other than Alabama winning national championships did so with future NFL stars or projected top picks. Ohio State’s current quarterback, Justin Fields, fits that latter description. He has the body, the skill set and the intelligence NFL teams covet. He backed it up with elite production in his first season…
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