Ohio State Buckeyes down two starters, more vs. Clemson Tigers in CFP semifinal


7:05 PM ET No. 3 Ohio State will be without two starters and several other key reserves against No. 2 Clemson in Friday’s College Football Playoff semifinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl. Starting guard Harry Miller and running back Master Teague III both are out, according to the team’s availability report. Defensive end Zach Harrison, who has two sacks and 4.5 tackles for loss in a reserve role, also will miss the game, along with reserve defensive lineman Tyler Friday. Clemson announced defensive end Xavier Thomas will miss the game. Thomas was in “protocols,” coach Dabo Swinney said earlier in the week. Thomas, who was diagnosed with COVID-19 in the spring, has 3.5 sacks and four tackles for loss in seven games (one start). 2 Related Teague started each of Ohio State’s first six games, while Miller started all except the Michigan State game. Teague leads Ohio State in both…

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