January 16, 2025

Ryan Day is fine with Justin Fields running more for Ohio State football in 2020, you should be too


COLUMBUS, Ohio — Justin Fields is Ohio State football’s best offensive weapon whether he’s using his arm or his legs to make plays. Over the past year, he’s worked on how to balance the two with head coach Ryan Day. He hasn’t mastered it yet, but he’s getting there, and his production in a 52-17 win over Nebraska is proof. But it also shows how a second-year starting quarterback can earn trust from his head coach. It’s third down inside the Cornhuskers’ 10, and the Buckeyes are trying to tie the game at 7 late in the first quarter. Fields play-actions to Master Teague before rolling to his right. Garrett Wilson and Jeremey Ruckert are in the end zone stacked, creating a high-to-low read for him. Wilson is open, and knows it. He could have gotten the season’s first touchdown. But Fields sees green Field Turf ahead, so Wilson doesn’t…

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