We want to be very clear that there has been nothing official from Ohio State, and that head coach Ryan Day confirmed that the team is on schedule to fly and play the Big Ten Championship Game against Northwestern Saturday.
However, we will address it because the rumors are flying hot and heavy about the Buckeyes being in the midst of another mild coronavirus outbreak. And while we normally get a player availability report on Fridays, there will not be one provided from the OSU athletic department until Saturday morning about an hour prior to game time.
Read what you will with that, and as soon as we get that report, we’ll have confirmation of who is with the team and not. We will of course respect the privacy of the individual players as the university always does, but any absences from such an important game will indeed be noteworthy as Ohio State goes for its fourth-straight Big Ten championship.
So, long story short — stay tuned, and as soon as Ohio State releases this information, we’ll have it for you tomorrow morning.
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