COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State football faces a risk-reward scenario as to Jaxon Smith-Njigba’s availability against Arkansas State on Saturday. The Buckeyes want their star receiver to play as much as possible. More than that, they saw what his absence means for the rest of the offense. Yet they are also favored by 43.5 points for the noon kickoff against the Red Wolves of the Sun Belt Conference. So while Day said evaluations will continue on Smith-Njigba, he said the decision of whether or not the receiver plays is out of his hands. “I leave it up to the doctors and the medical professionals.” Day said. “But we will not bring him back if there’s any risk of him getting hurt further for the future. So we’ll make sure he’s 100% before we put him back in again.” Ohio State defeated then-No. 5 Notre Dame largely without the help of…
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