College GameDay Announces Guest Picker For Ohio State vs. Indiana
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The Ohio State Buckeyes are set to take on the undefeated Indiana Hoosiers in one of the most important games of the college football season.
The Big Ten championship, College Football Playoff and potentially the national championship could all be affected by the outcome of Saturday's game in Columbus, and the stars will be out for the big matchup.
Both ESPN and FOX will take their top pregame shows to Columbus, with "Big Noon Kickoff" and "College GameDay" emanating from just outside the Horseshoe.
For "Gameday," the program has announced its special guest picker for Saturday, and it's someone who Buckeyes fans will be very familiar with.
Former Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields will be the special guest on Saturday, just days after his Pittsburgh Steelers played the Cleveland Browns on a snowy Thursday night.
Ohio State's own Justin Fields is joining us as this week's guest picker! pic.twitter.com/FPlQ71HLlQ
— College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) November 22, 2024
Fields, a former first-round pick, left Columbus as one of the best quarterbacks in Buckeye history. He made his way to Ohio State after initially beginning his college career at Georgia.
While at Ohio State, Fields led the team to multiple College Football Playoff appearances. He took the team to the national championship game in the 2020 season, his final year at OSU.
In two full seasons at Ohio State, Fields was 20-2 and threw for over 5,000 yards and over 60 touchdowns. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in 2021 before being traded to the Steelers before the start of the 2024 season.
Fields began the year as Pittsburgh's starter, leading them to a 4-2 record as they waited for Russell Wilson to make his season debut. The Steelers are still finding a way to utilize Fields with Wilson as the starter, as he's one of the most athletic quarterbacks in the NFL.
Ohio State is looking to make it back to the Big Ten title game for the first time since 2020, which was also the last time they won it. A win over Indiana and another victory over Michigan would set them up against Oregon in Indianapolis, giving them a chance to avenge their only loss this season.
We'll see how things turn out for Ohio State on Saturday, but they'll be supported by one of the program's all-time greats before the game.
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