Myocarditis has been a cited catalyst for the cancellation of the fall college football season, but it wasn't new and the medical community was prepared to handle it.
Jonathon Cooper said he's still coming to terms with losing the chance to play this fall and said he believes players should have been involved in the Big Ten's decision.
Ryan Day met with the media on Wednesday to discuss the Big Ten's cancellation of its fall season, his message to his players and how Ohio State plans to move forward.
Kevin Warren would not specify how the Big Ten voted or what medical information ultimately made the conference pull the plug after Tuesday's decision to shut down fall sports.
Gene Smith said Ohio State's preference was to delay the start of the football season to September or October, but he's committing to working trying to play this spring.
Photos of Ohio State football players and coaches leaving the Woody Hayes Athletic Center following the Big Ten's announcement of a canceled fall season.
Gene Smith said Ohio State will not attempt to play a fall football season outside of the Big Ten, and that the Buckeyes are preparing for a spring season.
The Big Ten has officially shut down its football season and other fall sports for the remainder of 2020, and will instead attempt to play those sports in the spring of 2021.
Ohio State was against postponing the fall season, with Gene Smith and Kristina Johnson "totally aligned" in their efforts to delay the start instead of postponing.
The Big Ten's decision to postpone the fall football season did not go over well with the Buckeyes, who took to social media to express their disappointment.
Many Ohio State players tweeted Monday about how hard they worked to prepare for the 2020 season, which would make no football this fall a tough verdict to accept.
Ohio State would not be among the schools voting to cancel the Big Ten fall football season, though no Monday vote is expected, according to multiple reports.
Ryan Day tweeted that he is “swinging as hard as we possibly can right now for these players” as the Ohio State football program fights to keep its 2020 season alive.
Remembering the time there were talks of canceling the 1918 college football season amid concerns that collegiate sports took away from wartime efforts.
