Did Ohio State's current QB take a shot at its former QB? Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

Did Justin Fields take shot at Tate Martell with 'swing and miss' tweet?

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Larry Brown | Last updated 4/9/20

Justin Fields appeared to take a jab at Tate Martell with a tweet he sent this week.

Fields, who is the quarterback at Ohio State, sent a tweet showing off his golf swing. He said at the end of his tweet “at least I didn’t swing and miss”.

Got a lot of work to do, but at least I didn’t swing and miss. pic.twitter.com/70kiCYGWmb

— Justin Fields (@justnfields) April 7, 2020

Most wouldn’t think anything of the tweet, but there may be more to it than meets the eye.

The tweet has the exact same words sent by former Ohio State quarterback Tate Martell.

LMAOOOOOO pic.twitter.com/kLg4sPNmAA

— Jimmy G (@Jimmyghighlight) April 7, 2020

At the time he sent the tweet, Martell was Ohio State’s quarterback and Fields was transferring to Ohio State from Georgia. Fields was unable to beat out Jake Fromm at Georgia, so Martell was cautioning Fields against swinging and missing a second time by getting beat out by Martell at Ohio State. Instead, Martell ended up transferring to Miami where he barely did anything last season, while Fields starred for the Buckeyes. It seems that Martell is the one who has struck out twice in college, not Fields.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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