CLOSE Sports Pulse: If Ohio State’s Justin Fields keeps up the good work they may win USA TODAY MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Ohio State will be without two of its starting defensive linemen when it faces Alabama in the College Football Playoff championship game on Monday night. A status report released by the team 75 minutes ahead of kickoff confirmed defensive tackle Tommy Togiai and defensive end Tyreke Smith would be unavailable. It adds to the Buckeyes’ challenge in matching up against a Crimson Tide offensive line that is considered to be among the best country, a recipient of the Joe Moore Award as the best unit in college football. Togiai is second on the team in sacks with three, while Smith has one. Both were disruptive in the backfield in the Sugar Bowl win over Clemson on New Year’s Day, pressuring quarterback Trevor Lawrence and paving the way for…
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