It would be upsetting to put in so much work and have nothing to show for it at the end of the day.

Players like Jonathon Cooper, who redshirted his senior season with the hopes of playing a fully healthy fifth year, and Justin Hilliard, who has overcome an Achilles injury and was named captain for his sixth year with the program, are two Buckeyes hoping for one last go on the gridiron. To not put up a fight for a fall season would not be something those players deserve, in Justin Fields’ mind.