Gerald Herbert/Associated Press It hurt to watch. Every throw. Every grimace. Every time he reached for his injured right side. Every moment he gingerly positioned himself on the exercise bike in an attempt to stay loose. A helmet to the ribs. It looked as painful as it sounds, and that’s precisely how Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields ended up on Mercedes-Benz Superdome turf in agony. In the first half of the Sugar Bowl, a College Football Playoff Game that the Buckeyes were suddenly gaining control of, uncertainty filled the largely empty stadium. In that moment, as Fields struggled to catch his breath, his night, season and college career looked to be over. What happened next, as painful as it might have been to watch—and certainly far more painful for Fields to endure—is something the sport will remember and celebrate in the years to follow. That was not what the…
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