SCOTTSDALE, Arizona – Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields and Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence grew up just a half-hour drive away from each other and have had their names connected for years through their respective recruitments, but they’ve never played a football game against each other.
That will change on Saturday.
Lawrence, a native of Cartersville, Georgia, and the No. 1 overall prospect in the recruiting class of 2018, will face off against Fields, a native of Kennesaw, Georgia, and the No. 2 overall prospect in the recruiting class of 2018, when the Tigers and Buckeyes go head-to-head in the College Football Playoff semifinals at the Fiesta Bowl on Saturday.