COLUMBUS, Ohio — After about two weeks of anxiety and uncertainty, coaches of Ohio State’s 12 spring sports made some happy phone calls Monday night. The NCAA Division I council voted to allow spring athletes whose seasons were canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic to retain that year of eligibility going forward. For many Buckeye athletes, better news quickly followed. Ohio State said it will honor the 2019-20 scholarship amount of any senior returning for that year of lost eligibility. The NCAA allowed each school to make its own determination on how much financial aid to offer those athletes, if any. Men’s lacrosse coach Nick Myers said athletic director Gene Smith informed the coaches “minutes” after the NCAA announcement that those scholarships would be honored. “I don’t know how many departments are honoring scholarships,” OSU baseball coach Greg Beals said. “The scholarship a lot of times is what allows (attendance)…
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