Sometimes doing nothing at all can be good for you, at least in terms of AP Poll standing, that is. After clocking in at No. 19 during last week’s AP Poll, Ohio State (12-4, 5-2) beat the breaks off of a really bad IUPUI team 83-47 on Tuesday in front of a sparse home crowd. That game was thrown onto the schedule just eight days ahead of time in an effort to make up for the three games that were missed in December while several members of the team dealt with COVID-19.
But after beating the Jaguars at home, the Buckeyes were not given an opportunity to extend their unbeaten streak at home to 10 when last-place Nebraska (6-13, 0-8) announced Thursday afternoon that they would not have enough players to travel to Columbus Saturday to play the Buckeyes due to COVID-19 illnesses on the roster.