On to Plan B. . . After resuming practice on Monday, Michigan said Tuesday that it can’t play at Ohio State this week due to an increase in Covid-19 cases within the Wolverines program. With the simplest solution to get Ohio State to six games played gone, Ohio State and Big Ten officials now are expected to scramble for ways to make the Buckeyes eligible for the Big Ten championship game, and keep them tracking for one of the four College Football Playoff slots. With only five games played, Ohio State (5-0) is one short of the minimum the Big Ten established for title-game eligibility. Reports have surfaced that conference athletic directors will lift the six-game minimum. That won’t sit well at Indiana (6-1), which will play its eighth game against Purdue on Saturday, Covid permitting. The optics won’t be good for the conference if it does that. On the…
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