One of the biggest questions heading into the College Football national championship game is how healthy Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields will be for the game. He absorbed a vicious hit by Clemson linebacker James Skalski and looked mighty uncomfortable, wincing in pain after several throws throughout the rest of the game.
Playing through the pain in the moment with all the adrenaline still flowing is one thing, but getting your facilities about you the next morning after and beyond is another.
Ohio State has been very quiet on how well Fields is doing, only saying he’s had a good week of preparation, so we are left wondering just how serious the injury is, and how close to 100 percent he will be on the field of Hard Rock Stadium on Monday night. The reality is that we simply won’t know until game time.
However, video has just surfaced that gives us a bit of a clue on just how the Ohio State quarterback is feeling. The Buckeyes are now in Miami, and it appears Fields and linebacker Justin Hilliard had quite the game of table tennis on Saturday. And it wasn’t just volleying back and forth, but some ducking and diving going on in a pretty intense match that Fields pulled out in extra time.
On one particular point, Hilliard hit a smash that appeared destined for a point, but Fields dropped to the ground got a paddle on the ball and somehow hit a winner. It was a defensive move that took quite a bit of torquing to his body suggesting he’s feeling pretty good.
Watch what was shared by Gene Ross on Twitter, taken from Haskell Garrett’s Instagram Live stream.
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In case anyone was wondering, Justin Fields looks pretty healthy — and is apparently filthy at ping pong 😂
(Via Haskell Garrett’s IG Live) pic.twitter.com/KOh6omtrXU
— Gene Ross (@Gene_Ross23) January 10, 2021
Take what you will from this, but based on this, I’m guessing Fields is feeling more than capable of getting the job done tomorrow night.
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