Although there have reportedly been discussions about postponing the national championship game to Jan. 18, Ohio State is still planning to play on Monday as of now.
There have been discussions between Ohio State and the Big Ten, Alabama and the SEC and the College Football Playoff about possibly postponing next week's title game – currently scheduled to be played on Jan. 11 – to the following Monday due to COVID-19 issues at Ohio State, according to a report by AL.com's John Talty and Matt Zenitz.
Per the AL.com report, “Ohio State has informed key parties involved it could be without a position group due to COVID-19 testing and related protocols.