November 15, 2024

Justin Fields’ Heisman hopes may be gone, but Ohio State quarterback repeats as Big Ten’s Offensive Player of the Year


COLUMBUS, Ohio — Justin Fields may not have had enough opportunity to prove himself worthy of the Heisman Trophy he sought in 2020. But the Ohio State quarterback’s five-game performance could not be ignored as the best in the Big Ten Conference. Fields repeated as the winner of both the Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year and the Griese-Brees Quarterback of the Year in awards unveiled by the league on Tuesday. Fields extended Ohio State’s dominance of both awards. He is the Buckeyes’ eighth Quarterback of the Year in the 10 years of the award, including repeat winners such as himself. He is the 10th Offensive Player of the Year and the sixth in the last nine years. A two-time Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week, Fields has taken his efficiently explosive baseline from 2019 and enhanced it. His quarterback efficiency rating of 196.12 is the best in the…

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