1:13 PM ET Heather Dinich Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Adam Rittenberg Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Ohio State officials aren’t ruling out a return to the field next week after pausing team activities and canceling Saturday’s game at Illinois after a rise in COVID-19 cases within the program. The team, which was scheduled to fly to Illinois on Saturday morning for the noon ET game, announced the cancellation late Friday night. Team physician Dr. Jim Borchers on Saturday said No. 4 Ohio State, which “essentially had no cases of COVID-19” all season, initially saw an increase on Wednesday and exceeded the Big Ten’s threshold for population positivity rate after Friday’s results. Head coach Ryan Day is among those who tested positive for COVID-19. Ohio State declined to reveal specific…
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