COLUMBUS, Ohio — As the Big Ten Conference opted to cancel football and all 2020 fall sports due to the coronavirus pandemic and consider playing in the spring, Ohio State stated clearly that it did not support that decision. In a news release, Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith said he and incoming President Kristina M. Johnson “were totally aligned in our efforts to delay the start of the season rather than postpone.” In a BTN interview, Smith clarified that Ohio State preferred pushing the first weekend of games back to Sept. 26 or Oct. 3. However, “the science came to us so fast, so we just had to move.” “It happened a little earlier than we would have liked, but the medical experts — who provide us great advice — helped us understand we needed to do what we did today. “I’m disappointed. We felt we had put in…
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