This time, it’s a global pandemic. Most major college football teams started the regular season late (the second or third week of September) with the Buckeyes starting later than most (the third week of October). Once Ohio State did take the field, three games were wiped out by positive coronavirus tests or corresponding contact tracing. The Buckeyes beat Michigan State shorthanded on Dec. 5 but were unable to play scheduled games against Illinois and Michigan the week before and the week after, respectively. A contest with Maryland also went unplayed in November because of rising case numbers for the Terrapins. Who will be back this week remains to be seen, and who might become unavailable even the morning of the game remains impossible to know. That is the reality in college football this season with daily COVID-19 testing creating a constant threat of someone else being removed from the depth…
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