Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback Justin Fields plans to ask the NCAA for immediate eligibility and hopes to have an answer on his 2019 future in the next six weeks, according to the attorney helping him with the request.
Fields enrolled at Ohio State this week after spending his first season of college football at Georgia. The No. 2 overall prospect in the 2018 recruiting class played in a back-up role in all but one game before announcing his plans to leave the Bulldogs' program in December.
Thomas Mars, an attorney who helped six former Ole Miss players secure waivers to play immediately after transferring in 2018, is helping Fields and Ohio State put together an argument that would allow him to skip the required one-year waiting period after a transfer.