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Tommy Togiai, Tyreke Smith Unavailable for Ohio State in National Championship Game Against Alabama

Half of Ohio State's starting defensive line isn't in Miami.

Nose tackle Tommy Togiai and defensive end Tyreke Smith headline the list of unavailable Buckeyes for Monday's national championship game against Alabama, per the team's status report released approximately an hour and a half before kickoff.

DT TOMMY TOGIAI
DE TYREKE SMITH
OL DAWAND JONES
K BLAKE HAUBEIL
DT TY HAMILTON
CB CAMERON BROWN
WR JAYLEN HARRIS
DL JACOLBE COWAN
LB MITCHELL MELTON
RB MIYAN WILLIAMS
S KOURT WILLIAMS
K DOMINIC DIMACCIO
LB CADE KACHERSKI

They will also be without kicker Blake Haubeil, who previously took to Instagram to reveal he tested positive for COVID-19 despite having "spent the past 4 months making sacrifices, and have not seen family and friends one single time.