1:30 PM ET Ohio State on Friday confirmed it will play Saturday’s game at Michigan State because COVID-19 issues within the program have improved. The fourth-ranked Buckeyes (4-0) are set to fly to East Lansing, Michigan, on Friday night. Ohio State canceled last week’s game at Illinois hours before the scheduled kickoff because of a rise in positive COVID-19 cases among players and staff. The team paused activities before resuming in-person practices Tuesday and continuing them throughout the week. Ohio State also implemented enhanced PCR testing to go along with the Big Ten’s daily antigen testing. “We are very confident that we are heading to East Lansing with a team that can safely compete and whose health, safety and well-being has been our utmost concern,” team physician Dr. Jim Borchers said in a prepared statement. “We’ve tested, monitored and evaluated our results daily and have advised the student-athletes, coaches and…
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