COLUMBUS, Ohio — Daily reports at the 2019 Fiesta Bowl concerned which knee brace Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields wore in practice. This week, will all eyes be on whether the two-time Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year wears protection for his thumb for Friday’s Sugar Bowl playoff rematch against Clemson? Fields provided only a one-sentence update on the status of the thumb he hurt against Northwestern in the Big Ten championship game on Dec. 19. “I’ll be good by Friday night,” Fields said. Fields injured the thumb on his right (throwing) hand in the fourth quarter of the Buckeyes’ 22-10 victory over Northwestern. • Ohio State football’s Justin Fields dealing with thumb injury. See the play where the QB got hurt The Buckeyes led 13-10 early in the fourth quarter when Fields scrambled on second-and-11 and was hit near the sideline. His momentum carried him out of bounds,…
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