Pat Fitzgerald shares story about recruiting Justin Fields: 'You guys gave him too many stars'

Back in 2018, Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields was the No. 2 overall recruit in his class coming out of high school. Fields ended up choosing Georgia as a 5-star recruit (from Kennesaw, Ga.) and eventually transferred to the Buckeyes.

But, before all the buzz with Fields began, Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald was recruiting him. And boy, did Fitzgerald love what he saw. As we see Fields now, we can understand why.

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Northwestern hosts Ohio State Friday night on Oct. 18 and ahead of the matchup, on Monday, Fitzgerald gave a story about Fields from a few years back:

Pat Fitzgerald recruited Justin Fields, and loved the QB.

He shared a quick story about the process today.

"And then all of the sudden, you guys gave him too many stars. It would have been great if you kept him where he was when we recruited him." @coachfitz51 x @justnfields pic.twitter.com/kBGZy2Bb6F

— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) October 14, 2019

This is pretty funny, and, understandable. Northwestern is not where many five-star prospects choose to go. Georgia? Ohio State? Sure.

So, that may have aided Fields signing with the Bulldogs initially and not the Wildcats.

Sorry, coach.

Northwestern-Ohio State is set for an 8:30 p.m. ET kickoff Friday night at Northwestern and the game will be televised on FS1.