Despite the COVID-19 issues present within the Ohio State program, Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day said his team is on target to take the field on Monday against Alabama in the College Football Playoff national championship. Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith told Yahoo Sports’ Pete Thamel on Tuesday that OSU was “on track” to play on Jan. 11 as scheduled. Thamel reported that OSU would be missing some players against Alabama, but the situation did not call for the game to be postponed. Day declined to give any specifics concerning his roster situation when asked by reporters on Thursday. He said he did not know the exact number of players that will be available, only saying that OSU will have “plenty of players” on the field. Ohio State has dealt with COVID-19 issues throughout the season. There were key contributors sidelined for the Big Ten title game and for…
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