EAST LANSING, Mich. – Justin Fields stood near the goal line in the Southeast corner of Spartan Stadium and got into a knee-bent stance, ready to catch a snap. Moments later, the ball sailed over his head, air-mailed by Harry Miller.
It was 10:55 a.m. as the star Ohio State quarterback turned around to go retrieve the errantly snapped football. The only people who noticed were the people in Fields’ vicinity and whichever reporters in the press box had their eyes trained on him. But to those watching, it was one of the first reminders that Saturday’s contest with Michigan State in East Lansing featured several obstacles for Fields that didn't exist the prior four games.