The bad news: Ohio State should've hosted Nebraska yesterday.
The hopefully good news: Minnesota was able to play yesterday, although they only dressed seven guys, ahead of a scheduled Thursday night date with Ohio State in Williams Arena.
After its own COVID issues created a three-week layoff, the Nebraska postponements means the Buckeyes will go nine days between games, assuming Minnesota can make it happen on Thursday.
Chris Holtmann's squad finds itself sitting on a 12-4 record including a 5-2 record in conference play, one game back of 6-1 Michigan State in the standings.
Against that backdrop, here are Five Things hovering over Ohio State's solid first half of the season.