Ohio State has a better kicker than Jayden Fielding just sitting on the bench originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Ohio State had a great drive at the end of the first half of the College Football Playoff quarterfinal against Miami.
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It was ruined by a missed field goal by Jayden Fielding. He lined up from 49 yards and missed wide left, not close.
That let Miami keep its 14-0 lead at the half.
The worst part: The Buckeyes have a great kicker just hanging out on the sideline.
Jackson Courville had transferred to Ohio State from Ball State, in the MAC, to try to make his own way as a Big Ten kicker.
For Ball State last year, Courville made 11-for-13 kicks, including a 52-yard game winner.
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Fielding has been Ohio State’s full-time kicker all year, though, even with struggles in the Big Ten title game, too.
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Here’s a look at the Courville leg:
There’s no guarantee Courville would do exactly this well on a bigger stage with the Buckeyes. And Ohio State’s coaching staff obviously gets to see its kickers in practice and has a lot more information to base these decisions on.
But they’re running out of time to keep the season alive. And if it ends because of placekicking, it’ll be quite painful.
