According to Adam Rittenberg of ESPN, sources have indicated to him that both Ohio State and Northwestern have cleared COVID-19 testing and are set to play at Noon in the Big Ten Championship Game.
Rumors circulated earlier this week that the Buckeyes were dealing with another mild coronavirus outbreak and could potentially have a star player and other potential key contributors out of the game. And while we won’t know the answer to that until Ohio State releases its player availability report approximately one hour prior to the game Saturday, we now know that both sides are ready to play the game at mid-day tomorrow in Lucas Oil Stadium.
This is great news, not only for the health and safety of the players from OSU, but for its chances on the field to win its fourth-straight Big Ten Championship. A win in Indy would add another key data point for the College Football Playoff committee to ponder.
Also confirmed #Buckeyes have cleared final testing in Indy for #B1GFootball championship game. Game on for No. 4 Ohio State and No. 14 Northwestern.
— Adam Rittenberg (@ESPNRittenberg) December 19, 2020
#Northwestern cleared Big Ten COVID testing tonight, 100% clean. https://t.co/zDfzTNPX1W
— Adam Rittenberg (@ESPNRittenberg) December 19, 2020
The game is a go, now all that’s left to receive is from the Ohio State athletic department on who isn’t going to suit up. We’ll have that for you tomorrow as soon as we receive notice from the athletic department spokesman.
Game on.
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