Five Things is here to express gratitude and is hellbent on not using 2020's version of the C-Word, even in the face of a canceled game putting Ohio State's season the brink.
There are several overlooked but important milestones Ohio State is still hoping to be able to reach in a 2020 season that is now up in the air due to COVID-19.
Gene Smith said Ohio State's primary focus is to try to give the Buckeyes “a chance to compete next weekend,” though that will depend on the team's COVID-19 positivity rate.
Ohio State began seeing a rise in COVID-19 cases on Wednesday before ultimately canceling the Illinois game on Friday night due to a concerning positivity rate.
Gene Smith says he hasn't given any thought to potentially changing the Big Ten's six-game requirement or 21-day absence protocol, but didn't rule out future conversations.
A bullet-point rundown of comments from Ohio State head coach Ryan Day, athletic director Gene Smith and team physician Jim Borchers discussing the cancelled game.
Ohio State is one more cancellation away from being ineligible for the Big Ten Championship Game, and its decreasing number of games leave its playoff hopes increasingly uncertain.
