By now, you have almost certainly heard that Ohio State head football coach Ryan Day has tested positive for the coronavirus and will be quarantined at least through Dec. 7, meaning that he will not be on the sidelines for his team’s games against either Illinois tomorrow or against Michigan State on Dec. 5.
With the announcement that Day would have to miss time, the Ohio State athletic department confirmed that associate head coach and defensive line coach Larry Johnson will serve as the team’s interim coach in Day’s stead.
While we were all wrapping our collective heads around what this means for the program, and what it could foretell for what players might be out of action because of positive tests, Eleven Warriors’ Colin Hass-Hill pointed out an important sidebar to the COVID story.