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Justin Fields tried a spin move — and got speared in the back.
Almost two years ago, Fields scrambled on third-and-13 in Ohio State’s national championship semifinal game against Clemson. Tigers linebacker James Skalski hit him helmet-first in the back and was ejected. Fields missed one play.
The quarterback went to the medical tent, where he was injected with a painkiller, and finished one of the great performances in college football that season. Despite injuries to his ribs and hip, he threw for 385 yards and six touchdown passes to propel the Buckeyes to the national championship game.