FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Garrett Wilson's earliest memory of Justin Fields is from early 2019, when they arrived at the same time on the Ohio State campus. The wide receiver and the quarterback connected on the first day.
They were in the same dorm, and Fields needed a lift to dinner. Wilson's parents pulled up in a rented Chevy Tahoe. They invited Fields to ride with them, and the friendship was born.
Wilson was a precocious freshman who had graduated early from high school so he could participate in spring ball. Fields was a big-time transfer from Georgia, poised to succeed Dwayne Haskins as the Buckeyes' quarterback.