Third time’s the charm.
Or, at least, we all sure hope that's the case.
The Big Ten set its original 12-game schedule years ago, offering plenty of time to analyze what Ohio State would do during the 2020 regular season. Yet as the year progressed and the coronavirus pandemic continued to affect life throughout the country, it became clear that the slate of games might get changed. On Aug. 5, the conference released an abbreviated, Big Ten-only, 10-game schedule. Of course, less than a week pass before those plans got spiked and the season got postponed past the fall.