The Ohio State football team got one whale of a quarterback transfer at the beginning of the 2019 season, Justin Fields left the University of Georgia, the prestige program in his home state of Georgia.
However, there was controversy around if Fields would be able to come in and instantly be the team’s starting quarterback, taking over from Dwayne Haskins, a first-round pick in the 2019 NFL Draft.
A top-10 all-time prospect, Fields’ transfer was a huge deal for the Buckeyes. But, Ohio State already had cemented itself as a quarterback powerhouse far before Fields’ commitment.
It was supposed to be Tate Martell who took over from Haskins, or at the very least was projected to. Martell threw for 269 yards and one touchdown during the 2018 season, but when the pendulum swang towards Fields, Martell dipped.
He transferred to the University of Miami, and he may still have some bitterness after missing out on the shot of a lifetime.
Did the former Ohio State quarterback look to get at the program’s current one on Twitter telling him to not “swing and miss”?
Well, if it was aimed at Fields, the young stud wasn’t backing down.
Let’s be honest though — Fields may just be talking about his golf game.
To be fair though, you’d imagine a player with a swing like that doesn’t actually swing and miss often, showing how the caption could’ve been aimed at Martell.
Either way, Fields is primed for another huge season as the Big Ten’s best quarterback. Meanwhile the jury is still out on Martell down in Miami.
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