Justin Fields saw no reason to obfuscate the truth.
Sure, he said on Tuesday, his left knee “hurts right now” after re-aggravating a sprained MCL in Ohio State’s 56-27 blowout of Michigan on Saturday. But regardless of the pain that hasn’t yet evaporated and won’t alleviate within the next four days, his status for this weekend’s rematch with Wisconsin in the Big Ten championship game remains unchanged.
“In my mind, I'm playing on Saturday,” Fields said. “So I don't care how much it hurts. I'm playing whether it hurts or not, really.
Ryan Day, his head coach, agreed with the starting quarterback, calling him “full go” even though he acknowledged he might be a “little banged up” right now.