COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State football won’t play Michigan for the first time since 1917 because of a coronavirus outbreak in Ann Arbor. That leaves the Buckeyes a game short of the minimum number of games required to play in the Big Ten Championship Game. That’s not a rule that is completely set in stone given that OSU is 5-0, clearly the best team in the conference and two of the three cancelations weren’t their decision. “We’ll work through these issues,” Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren said at a Sports Business Journal event on Tuesday. “We need to make sure that we remain fluid and nimble during these times.” The chance for the Buckeyes to play this Saturday is still on the table. But what’s more important is what the loss of the biggest rivalry in sports means for their playoff chances or if it even matters. They’ve shown enough…
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