Justin Fields has waited on this moment for a long time. As he enters his junior season with the Ohio State Buckeyes on Saturday, he realizes that collegiate career was almost in jeopardy when the Big Ten postponed the 2020 season. Fields did not want to see his next snap under center be in the NFL. He wanted one more shot to get the Buckeyes to the College Football Playoffs and win a national championship. As a result, Fields decided not to opt-out of the 2020 season. Instead, he led the charge to get the Big Ten to reconsider. It turns out Fields was successful. He discussed his offseason with ESPN college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit on SportsCenter. “I felt like I didn’t’ need to rush into a decision,” Fields told Herbstreit. “I felt like I wasn’t ready for my next game to be in the NFL, to be honest…
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