Justin Fields will be B1G QB of the year and get into the Heisman conversation
What we wrote:
I know there’s questions about the new kid under center. People will point to his inability to take the starting job over from Jake Fromm at Georgia and Fields’ performance in the Spring Game as evidence, but there’s more to it.
Fromm was already with the program and somewhat cemented as the starter. For Fields to take that spot, he would have needed to outperform another five-star recruit that already knew the playbook and had a year of starting under his belt. That doesn’t happen very often.
Also, you can’t take a kid’s performance in a scrimmage with revised rules about tackling, etc. and project it out to how he’ll play in a live game setting. All I know is that when I turn on the tape and watch some of the plays he made when given an opportunity at Georgia — his arm strength, athleticism, and running ability stand out.
Ryan Day and staff will put Fields in a position to be successful and he’ll be fantastic this year. So much so that he’ll be an All-Big Ten performer and start to get some Heisman buzz.
How it all went down:
Ohio State's Justin Fields, Chase Young named Heisman finalists https://t.co/XRv6Wn8Oo3
— Buckeyes Wire (@BuckeyesWire) December 9, 2019
Bingo. We were spot on. Fields was recognized as both the Big Ten Quarterback of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year. He went to New York as a finalist for the Heisman, finishing fourth in the voting. Who knew? Well, we had an idea …