COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State football remains on indefinite pause as it continues to test for additional coronavirus cases in its program. If the Buckeyes play Saturday at Michigan State, they will do so without coach Ryan Day, who has tested positive for the virus. If they play The Game against Michigan on Dec. 12, they expect to do so without multiple players who have also tested positive. Ohio State planned to conduct more tests Sunday. Those results play into the most important statistic of the Buckeyes’ season — their COVID-19 test positivity rate. As long as additional players keep testing positive, the chances of playing Saturday keep diminishing. As I have written before, this is the scenario that spawned the concept of the Monday Madness column. After the Big Ten canceled its fall season, this weekly check-in was supposed to provide perspective on the futility of other conferences trying…
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