COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State football is undergoing a final round of COVID-19 testing on Thursday morning before the Buckeyes leave their football facility around 1:30 p.m. to head to the airport for their flight to New Orleans for Friday night’s Sugar Bowl. Clemson is already in New Orleans and done testing. The virus has affected teams unevenly this season, and conferences have adopted different standards. It seems some of how a virus affects a team is based on diligence, and some of it is luck. The virus is uncertain, and the rules for fighting it have varied. The greatest known COVID issue for this College Football Playoff semifinal between No. 2 Clemson and No. 3 Ohio State is the absence of the Tigers’ offensive coordinator Tony Elliott, who typically sits in the coaches box and calls plays. Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said in a news conference Thursday morning that…
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