COLUMBUS, Ohio ? Ohio State’s stance on playing football in the face of the coronavirus pandemic has maintained a sober yet confident consistency since the spring. Whether the words came from athletic director Gene Smith or football coach Ryan Day, the message seldom changed. Ohio State regarded COVID-19 with appropriate concern. It declared on multiple occasions that medicine and science would direct their decisions and policies. Yet Smith and Day and others also remained steadfast in their belief that the practices and restrictions OSU put in place made football a safe endeavor. On the first day of preseason camp, Aug. 7, Day admitted he did not believe it was safe yet to play football. However, he was not deterred from moving forward into the full-contact phase of camp under those COVID-19 protocols. New OSU President Kristina M. Johnson joined the Big Ten’s coronavirus conflict late. She became involved in the…
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