I suppose when a guy goes out for a FG attempt in the first half with the score 31-0, he’s not shaking in his boots.
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The only arc prettier than his redemption arc was that draw inside the right post on the last boot. Well fucking done, kid.
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OHSportsFan
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That felt like a game winning, walk-off kick in that moment. I know it wasn’t but it sure had some pressure.
Did his job. Iced the game. Enjoy it, kid.
Did his job. Iced the game. Enjoy it, kid.
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morbitzerker
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Fielding went nuts in the Champ game. A lot of fun Iistening to McAfee hype him up during that broadcast.
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Jayden Fielding Achieves Redemption with Championship-Clinching Kick, Strong Finish to Season in College Football Playoff
By Dan Hope on February 4, 2025 at 8:35 am @dan_hope
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Jayden Fielding’s 2024 season could have been remembered for the kicks he didn’t make. Instead, Fielding ended the season making the field goal that clinched a national championship for the Buckeyes.
Fielding’s struggles in The Game on Nov. 30 were one of the biggest reasons why Ohio State lost to Michigan for the fourth straight year. He went just 1-for-3 on field goals against the Wolverines, missing kicks from just 38 and 34 yards out in the second and third quarters after making a 29-yard kick in the first quarter. Those six points made all the difference in the game’s outcome as Ohio State lost 13-10.
There were questions after that game about whether Fielding would even remain Ohio State’s kicker for the College Football Playoff, as Ryan Day said in the week leading up to OSU’s first-round CFP game against Tennessee that the coaching staff was still weighing whether to go with Fielding or walk-on Austin Snyder. Ohio State also began having conversations with some kickers in the transfer portal as it considered the possibility of bringing in a new kicker for 2025.
The Tennessee game only increased the noise around Fielding as he came up short on his lone field goal attempt of the game, albeit a 55-yard attempt at the end of the first half that would have been difficult for any kicker to make on a cold, windy December day in Ohio Stadium. But Ohio State stuck with Fielding for the rest of the CFP, and its faith in its kicker was rewarded in the end.
Fielding delivered both times he was called upon in the CFP quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl against Oregon, making field goals from 46 and 36 yards out in the second quarter. He wasn’t asked to kick any field goals in the CFP semifinal at the Cotton Bowl against Texas. But he delivered again when called upon twice in the national championship game against Notre Dame.
First, Fielding drilled a 46-yard field goal – his third of the season from that distance to tie his season-high – to extend Ohio State’s lead to 31-7 in the third quarter.
Then, after a pair of touchdowns and 2-point conversions by Notre Dame cut Ohio State’s lead to 31-23, Ohio State turned to Fielding again to put the national championship on ice. Fielding knocked a 33-yard field goal between the uprights to give Ohio State a two-score lead with just 26 seconds left to play, prompting Fielding and his teammates to erupt in celebration.
Jayden Fielding Achieves Redemption with Championship-Clinching Kick, Strong Finish to Season in College Football Playoff
Jayden Fielding bounced back from a rough game against Michigan to make his final four field goals of the season, including the kick that clinched a national championship.
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ORD_Buckeye
Wrong glass, Sir.
Yeah, the dangling chromosome element of our fanbase certainly sent a lot of nastiness his way in the social media era. Nice to have watched him give them a giant fuck you.
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