The Big Ten won't be playing football this fall and neither will the Buckeyes.
Following the Big Ten's postponement announcement, Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith has reportedly made it clear that the Buckeyes have no intention of attempting to play a fall football season outside of the conference and will prepare for a spring season, according to Lettermen Row's Austin Ward.
Gene Smith just stopped to chat. Made absolutely clear that Ohio State will not be playing elsewhere this fall and is now ready to embrace a spring schedule.
— Austin Ward (@AWardSports) August 11, 2020
This comes a day after Ohio State head coach Ryan Day left that open as a possibility if the conference decided to postpone its fall football season.