CLOSE SportsPulse: Ohio State’s stunning dismantling of Clemson will have major implications for the National Championship as well as the NFL Draft. USA TODAY Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields didn’t know the status of his rib injury after Friday night’s victory against Clemson. His bones might be broken or bruised. But they certainly didn’t slow him down after he got an injection to help him get back into the game and lead the Buckeyes to a 49-28 win in the Sugar Bowl national semifinal. “They didn’t really tell me anything,” Fields said of his injury status. “I took like a shot or two in the (medical) tent and just ran back out there. But I mean it’s pretty much my whole right torso that’s messed up, a little bit of my hip.” Fields completed 22 of 28 passes for 385 yards and six touchdown passes — a Sugar Bowl record — including four after he sustained a hard…
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