COLUMBUS, Ohio — Dwayne Haskins wasn’t ready to be a starting quarterback his second year in college. Ohio State’s coaches said that over and over again last year. Justin Fields must be ready to be a starting quarterback his second year in college. Ohio State’s coaches know that. Context matters. Ohio State had a choice when Haskins was in his second year in 2017. Ohio State doesn’t have a choice with Fields in 2019. So here’s the conflict. The Buckeyes will ask their starting quarterback in 2019 to do what they claim their record-setting quarterback of 2018 could not have done. As the Buckeyes prepare to open spring football practice next week, Is new coach Ryan Day a little worried about that? “Yes,” Day said. “Yes. It doesn’t just happen.” What Day is talking about is instant success. At Ohio State, what does happen is playing young quarterbacks who may…
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