July 25, 2026

Why Ohio State football’s game against Maryland was canceled and what it means for the season: Buckeye Talk


COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State football saw one of its eight regular seasons erased after Maryland canceled the contest because of positive coronavirus tests. The Big Ten didn’t leave room in the schedule to be postponed the way they have been in other conferences, also dealing with outbreaks, so the game is just lost. From a football perspective, it shifts focus to Indiana, who could be 4-0 and the only team in the way f the Buckeyes getting to a fourth-straight Big Ten Championship Game when they come to Columbus next week. But cases are rising across the country, which leaves questions of whether this week was an outlier for OSU or the first of many games to be canceled. The good thing is that before this game, only teams playing Wisconsin saw their games canceled, and the Badgers are on schedule to play in its first game since Oct.…

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