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Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields seventh in Heisman Trophy voting

Justin Fields has completed 78.1% of his passes for 15 touchdowns this season.

Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields finished seventh in the final voting for this season’s Heisman Trophy.

The four finalists for college football’s most prestigious award, as well as the rest of the top-10, were unveiled on ESPN during a reveal show this week.

A winner between Alabama quarterback Mac Jones, Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence, Alabama wide receiver DeVonta Smith and Florida quarterback Kyle Trask will be announced on Jan. 5 during a virtual ceremony.

Fields was among the front-runners for the Heisman entering the season and the only returning finalist from last fall, but appeared in only six games following a handful of cancellations due to coronavirus outbreaks, limiting his opportunities to impress voters or add to his stat line.  

As recently as two weeks ago, Buckeyes coach Ryan Day had voiced support for Fields to be selected as a finalist for the second consecutive season despite the smaller sample size.

His closing case was rather limited.

In two of the Buckeyes’ final three games to finish the regular season, he threw multiple interceptions, along with completing less than 50 percent of his passes in last Saturday’s Big Ten championship game.  


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