Columbus, Ohio — Justin Fields and No. 5 Ohio State shook off the rust in the first half and then buried Nebraska the rest of the way. Fields completed 20 of 21 passes for two touchdowns and ran for another, Master Teague III rushed for a pair of scores and the Buckeyes rolled over Nebraska 52-17 Saturday in the Big Ten teams’ pandemic-delayed opener. Fields, a Heisman Trophy finalist last season, completed his first 12 passes and threw for 276 yards. He ran for another 52 – including a stunning 17-yard third-quarter touchdown scramble around the left side that saw him spin past a defender and into the end zone. Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields passes against Nebraska on Saturday. (Photo: Jay LaPrete, AP) His 42-yard touchdown pass to slot receiver Garrett Wilson on Ohio State’s second drive of the game couldn’t have been prettier. The only pass he missed on,…
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