11:07 AM ET Ohio State will be without leading wide receiver Chris Olave, starting linebacker Baron Browning and others for Saturday’s Big Ten championship against No. 14 Northwestern. Olave and Browning are among 22 players Ohio State listed as out for the title game. Starting safety Marcus Hooker is listed as a game-time decision. Ohio State does not specify the reasons why players miss games, although sources told ESPN that the team had additional positive COVID-19 tests this week among players and possibly staff. The fourth-ranked Buckeyes played without 23 players Dec. 5 at Michigan State, their most recent game. Several starters who sat out against Michigan State — linebacker Tuf Borland and offensive linemen Josh Myers, Thayer Munford and Nicholas Petit-Frere — are not listed on Saturday’s status report and are expected to play against Northwestern. Starting punter Drue Chrisman is among those out for the championship game, alongside…
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