Chairs to seat the Ohio State bench are spaced out along the floor before Sunday’s NCAA Division I basketball game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Cleveland State Vikingsat Value City Arena in Columbus, Oh. on December 13, 2020. No fans are currently being permitted in the arena for events due to the coronavirus pandemic. For the first time since the start of the 2020-21 season, Ohio State has had to cancel a game due to COVID-19 positives within its program. And it wasn’t just any game, either. Riding a four-game winning streak, the No. 15 Buckeyes were set to face No. 21 Kentucky in Las Vegas on Saturday as part of the annual CBSSports Classic doubleheader. What figured to be a national showcase for third-year junior E.J. Liddell, who will celebrate his 21st birthday Saturday, will instead be a day where the Buckeyes are bunkered down, holding out…
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