Bill Rabinowitz | Buckeye Xtra Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith expressed confidence in his podcast released Thursday that the Buckeyes’ final two football games of the regular season will be played. On the Gene Smith Podcast – the first episode since May – Smith was more definitive about Saturday’s game at Michigan State. But he said he was optimistic that next week’s game against Michigan won’t be canceled. “I feel good about the Michigan State game,” Smith told co-host Ben Waite of the Buckeye Club. “That’s obviously right here on our doorstep, and we will play.” Ohio State canceled its game last week against Illinois because of an outbreak of COVID-19 within the program. Michigan’s game against Maryland scheduled for Saturday was called off earlier this week because of COVID cases among the Wolverines. ESPN college football Kirk Herbstreit caused a firestorm Tuesday night when he suggested that struggling…
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