SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Justin Fields remembers the moment he knew he made the right decision coming to Ohio State. It wasn’t when he first arrived in Columbus last January—he felt like an outsider, was homesick and contemplated his transfer from Georgia. It wasn’t during spring ball—he didn’t have a firm grasp on the Buckeyes’ complex offense yet. It wasn’t during summer workouts or fall camp either.
On the fourth play of the Buckeyes’ season opener against Florida Atlantic, a second-and-4 from the Ohio State 49-yard line, Fields kept the ball off the run-pass option, found a seam over the shoulders of left guard Wyatt Davis and center Josh Myers, and raced for a 51-yard touchdown.