CLOSE Ohio State takes the field for its 2018 game at Maryland. This season’s game was canceled on Wednesday and will not be rescheduled. (Photo: Kyle Robertson/Columbus Dispatch) Ohio State’s football game at Maryland on Saturday has been canceled because of an outbreak of coronavirus cases within the Terrapins’ program, the schools announced Wednesday afternoon. More: Ohio State vs. Maryland football game cancelled: What we know now Eight Maryland players tested positive for COVID-19 in a span of seven days, prompting a shutdown of all organized team activities and leading to this weekend’s contest to be called off. In a statement published on its website, school officials said they reached the decision after consulting with university health officials and the Big Ten. The conference’s protocols for this season require teams to halt activities for a week if their positivity rate averages more than 5% over a seven-day period, but it…
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