We discuss why Ohio State needed to cancel last week's trip to Illinois and what must happen now for the Buckeyes to still make the College Football Playoff.
Gary Barta said there was “a lot of discussion” about Ohio State vs. Texas A&M after OSU didn't play Illinois, so further cancellations could potentially be problematic.
Kirk Herbstreit predicted on ESPN that Michigan "waves the white flag" next week and gets out of playing Ohio State, though he issued an apology on Twitter shortly after.
Ohio State has resumed organized team activities, four days after it was forced to pause team activities due to an increase in COVID-19 cases within the program.
Mel Tucker said MSU is “focused on preparing for Ohio State, because that’s what we can control, and we don’t have any information that would tell us not to do that.”
Whether it's enough for the Buckeyes to be creating pressure or not, they don't want to find out the hard way, hoping to get more sacks when they return to the field.
Michigan State has two upset wins but three bad losses, former Ohio State commit Antjuan Simmons is the Spartans' top defender and their offense has been the Big Ten's worst.
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.
