Top receiver wastes no time committing
Wednesday, February 20, 2008 2:59 AM
By
Tim May
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
Chris Fields believes in the adage of look before you leap. That's why it was deceiving yesterday when it appeared he couldn't wait to become the seventh commitment to Ohio State's 2009 football recruiting class.
The receiver from Painesville, Ohio, did make his pledge moments after getting the scholarship offer from OSU, but he said his reaction was not knee-jerk.
"It was all planned out," Fields said.
Fields, 6 feet 1, 181 pounds, already had offers from Penn State, Illinois and Kansas, among others. He had wowed many with his showing last week at the National High School All-Star Combine workouts at the Cleveland Browns' facility in Berea, Ohio, where he ran a 4.39-second 40-yard dash and had a vertical leap of 38 inches.
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