Ohio State will be eligible for the Big Ten championship after all. According to Yahoo Sports’ Pete Thamel and other reporters, the Big Ten is expected to vote Wednesday to remove the six-game minimum rule, which would allow the 5-0 Buckeyes to play Northwestern in the conference title game Dec. 19 in Indianapolis. On Tuesday, Michigan called off Saturday’s game against Ohio State because of a COVID-19 outbreak. It is the third game this season the Buckeyes have had canceled, although OSU was only responsible for one. RELATED: Why Michigan canceled football game vs. Ohio State The Big Ten did not implement any bye weeks in its eight-games in eight-weeks schedule for all 14 teams. However, only Iowa, Rutgers, Penn State and Indiana have played all seven games of their scheduled games so far in 2020. If the conference did not waive the six-game minimum, Indiana (6-1) would be next…
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