Ohio State will be without at least 14 scholarship players this weekend, including its leading receiver.
Chris Olave, a junior wideout with a team-high 36 receptions for 528 yards and five touchdowns in five games, headlines the list of Buckeyes unavailable for Saturday's Big Ten Championship Game versus Northwestern, which was released by the team 75 minutes before the scheduled noon kickoff.
| WR CHRIS OLAVE LB BARON BROWNING P DRUE CHRISMAN DE TYLER FRIDAY DE JAVONTAE JEAN-BAPTISTE WR JAXON SMITH-NJIGBA RB STEELE CHAMBERS S BRYSON SHAW QB GUNNAR HOAK WR JAYLEN HARRIS LB TOMMY EICHENBERG DL JACOLBE COWAN S KOURT WILLIAMS CB CAMERON BROWN TE COREY RAU LB BEN SCHMIESING DT ZAID HAMDAN WR CHRIS BOOKER OL RYAN SMITH LB CADE KACHERSKI QB JAGGER LAROE DB ALEX TAYLOR Starting linebacker Baron Browning and punter Drue Chrisman will not get a shot to play the Wildcats either, per the program, as they've been included among the unavailable players. |