June 13, 2026

Ohio State announces resumption of voluntary workouts after COVID-19-related suspension last week


After a brief hiccup, Ohio State is back to prepping for whatever the 2020 college football season will hold. July 8, Ohio State announced that it was putting a halt to all voluntary on-campus workouts that had commenced the month before.  The pause was due to “the results of its most recent COVID-19 testing of student-athletes.” Tuesday, however, Ohio State announced that its student-athletes, including football players, are now permitted to resume the workouts.  The school noted in its release that “[a]ll student-athletes from the seven sports that returned last month to voluntary workouts were tested Monday, and the results were received today.  The last round of testing was July 7 resulting in the suspension July 8.” The school did not give the specifics of the tests that were most recently taken, citing the individual medical privacy of the athletes. “Our Buckeyes are excited to be headed into a new…

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