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WATCH: Masterful finish for QB Justin Fields at The Opening
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Who is Justin Fields? And why should college football fans care?
There's a succinct answer as to why the quarterback from Kennesaw, Georgia, is the most important recruit for the 2018 class. It's a bold answer, make no mistake. It required 247Sports director of recruiting Barton Simmons to stick his neck out for an unproven football player. But it was an important answer.
"Why should people care?" Simmons began. "It's simple. He's going to win a national championship for some team.