Justin Fields hits surprisingly low game-high passing total number against Rutgers in first half
Ohio State was going to beat Rutgers Saturday. That was a given. The question was by how much?
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The Buckeyes led the Scarlet Knights going into halftime 35-7. As has been the case for a number of games this season, many Ohio State starters don’t even play in the second half.
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To start the third quarter against Rutgers, Ohio State QB Justin Fields is still in. Not every starter is, but he is.
In the first half, Fields completed 12-of-16 passes for 241 yards. Believe it or not, Fields — a sophomore transfer from Georgia — has never hit 241 passing yards in a game before this contest against Rutgers:
Justin Fields now has a career-high 241 passing yards. https://t.co/3hzbC9Nz2w
— Colin Hass-Hill (@chasshill) November 16, 2019
That marked a career-high for Fields. Crazy, right? Especially considering how dominant he and the Buckeyes have been this season. One would think he would have a game of 400 or so passing yards somewhere, right? But, not even 250 has been hit.
Again, Fields started the second half and after a 14-yard TD pass to Luke Farrell, Fields now has 305 passing yards:
Olave has 4 catches for 139 yards. It's his first 100-yard receiving game as a Buckeye. It's also a career-high 305 passing game for Fields.
— Bill Rabinowitz 🗞 (@brdispatch) November 16, 2019
How long will Fields stay in for? It’s 42-7 now. Rutgers likely isn’t coming back from this.
