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There has always been a very real possibility that Ohio State wouldn’t be able to present a 9-game resume to the College Football Playoff selection committee. Wednesday’s news that Saturday’s Ohio State vs. Maryland game is canceled is disappointing to Buckeye Nation, without a doubt. The game is not going to be rescheduled, as the Big Ten instituted an 8-game regular season over eight consecutive Saturdays and the league has already dealt with canceled games elsewhere. But this is far from Ohio State’s worst nightmare. The reason for the cancellation came from outside the Buckeyes’ control. Eight Maryland players have been diagnosed with the virus in the past seven days and the appropriate contact tracing associated with that puts the entire Terrapins program in a tough spot. Ryan Day has said on several occasions that his team can only control what’s going on within its own building. The Buckeyes are…
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