STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Ohio State will be without receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba as it visits Penn State on Saturday afternoon. He was among 15 players who were listed as unavailable on its pregame status report released three hours ahead of kickoff. After missing most of the first half of the regular season with a hamstring injury, Smith-Njigba returned last weekend for the Buckeyes’ rout of Iowa. But he played only about a third of the snaps on offense and none following the second quarter. Want to keep up with Ohio State? Don’t miss a single Buckeyes story. Get a great deal by subscribing to the Dispatch today at www.dispatch.com/subscribenow/. Coach Ryan Day said Smith-Njigba did not reinjure his hamstring in his return against the Hawkeyes, noting the staff kept him to a plays limit of about 20. It had appeared as if Smith-Njigba might have aggravated his hamstring before halftime…
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