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Ohio State Football will be back this month

By Peter Burtnett

Ohio State needs to have a plan in place to make sure that when players test positive for COVID-19, a large number of players don't become infected. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
Ohio State needs to have a plan in place to make sure that when players test positive for COVID-19, a large number of players don't become infected. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /
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As the calendar turns to October, it means that the Big Ten will be back and Ohio State will once again be taking the field on a quest for a championship.

After an offseason that has been anything but certain, a date of Oct. 24 is currently scheduled for Ohio State to start their 2020 season home against Nebraska. For much of the off-season, the uncertainty surrounding the start of the season meant no real countdown existed for the opening kickoff.

The Big Ten’s decision-making will forever be questioned because of this, and even though Buckeye players have to wait through seeing a month of the ACC, Big 12, and SEC play football while they could not, they will still have a chance to compete for a spot in the CFP.

Now Ryan Day can fully prepare his men for the season to begin in just three weeks. Of course, the unpredictability surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic leaves the start of the season as anything but concrete, but the excitement that comes from having a first game is building.

The wait that has seemed endless will be over before the calendar turns to November, and after a scrimmage took place at Ohio Stadium this past weekend, the Buckeyes coaches will be setting up a game plan for Nebraska.

Soon, Buckeye fans will be able to see (if not in person) Justin Fields slinging the football around, Shaun Wade dominating opposing receivers, and a team hungry to get back to the College Football Playoff and win a national championship.

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Even through an offseason defined by trials, Ohio State is just three weeks away from beginning a redemption story after losing to Clemson 29-23 in the CFP semifinal last year. With upsets to Oklahoma and LSU, the path to the CFP is already a little easier for a team favored to win the Big Ten.

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