Justin Fields, the former five-star quarterback recruit who left Georgia after his freshman season, has been ruled immediately eligible by the NCAA and will play for Ohio State in the 2019 season. Ohio State made the announcement Friday. “I am happy for Justin and his family,” Ohio State head coach Ryan Day said in a statement. “I also want to express my appreciation to the NCAA for its assistance in getting this matter resolved efficiently and with such a positive outcome for Justin.” Though Fields played sparingly for Georgia as he couldn’t wrangle the starting job away from Jake Fromm, he is still considered an elite talent and projects to be the Buckeyes’ starter right away in new head coach Day’s debut season. Fields put his name in the NCAA transfer portal shortly after the SEC championship game in December and made the move officially following Georgia’s Sugar Bowl loss to Texas. He…
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