{"id":22950,"date":"2019-08-19T20:40:20","date_gmt":"2019-08-20T00:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordoncollegefootball.com\/?p=22950"},"modified":"2019-08-19T20:59:33","modified_gmt":"2019-08-20T00:59:33","slug":"justin-fields-named-starter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/2019\/08\/19\/justin-fields-named-starter\/","title":{"rendered":"Justin Fields Named Starter"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Ohio State Names a Starter<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/coaches\/ryan-day-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Ryan Day<\/strong><\/a> has officially announced his starting quarterback. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/justin-fields-2.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Justin Fields<\/a><\/strong> will take the field against the Florida Atlantic Owls in the first start of his college career. Fields a transfer from Georgia where he saw limited playing time as a freshman behind <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/jake-fromm-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jake Fromm<\/a><\/strong>. In his press conference Day said Fields separated himself from the other quarterbacks in the past week adding \u201cI still don\u2019t think he\u2019s where he needs to be, but over the past week, I think he\u2019s played at a starter level.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Justin Fields Named Starter<\/h3>\n<p>A former five-star recruit, one of the highest-rated in Ohio State history, Fields was mostly used as a runner at Georgia. But when he did throw, he did it well going 27-39 for 328 yards and four touchdowns. In the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordoncollegefootball.com\/2019\/04\/14\/ohio-state-spring-game\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">spring game<\/a> though Fields struggled at times completing just four passes on 13 attempts. One of those completions went for a 98-yard touchdown showing just how electric Fields can be. Fields had only been on campus for a short period of time for the spring game. He should be much more comfortable with the offense now. Fields addressed the media, as posted by NBC4 WCMH-TV in Columbus, OH. Stating he was &#8220;honored&#8221; to be named starter.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tJdmwOgzSNE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>The Backups<\/h3>\n<p>Fields will take the first snap over other transfer quarterbacks <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/gunnar-hoak-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Gunnar Hoak<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/chris-chugunov-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Chris Chugunov<\/strong><\/a>. Day declined to name the backup saying that Hoak and Chugunov will \u201ckeep learning the offense\u201d and that \u201cThey\u2019ll keep working. As we get closer to the game, we\u2019ll decide if Justin were to come out of the game, who would go in next.\u201d. Hoak reportedly pushed Fields for the starting spot, expect him to be next up if Fields must leave the game. There is a good chance the backup(s) will see action week one as the Buckeyes are 27 point favorites against Florida Atlantic.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"TXCIrhOvReJ26yozAnl17A\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1136881962\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'TXCIrhOvReJ26yozAnl17A',sig:'6G5_YtA7LeWhghyRgt7nhYDBil0MZfaCpK-AWd-Wbvg=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1136881962',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ohio State Names a Starter Ryan Day has officially announced his starting quarterback. Justin Fields will take the field against the Florida Atlantic Owls in the first start of his college career. Fields a transfer from Georgia where he saw limited playing time as a freshman behind Jake Fromm. 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