Author: Bill Rabinowitz, The Columbus Dispatch

The Big Ten East title is on the line as Michigan and Ohio State renew their rivalry after the pandemic caused the cancellation of the 2020 game.

TreVeyon Henderson rushed for 277 yards in Ohio State’s victory over Tulsa, breaking the Buckeyes’ freshman single-game record held by Archie Griffin.

Ohio State coach Ryan Day announced that quarterback C.J. Stroud will start in the Buckeyes’ first game of the 2021 college football season.

QB Quinn Ewers, the top-ranked player in the 2022 recruiting class, has decided to skip his senior season of high school and enroll at Ohio State.

Ohio State canceled the game at Illinois after further positive tests for COVID-19 were discovered after a round of PCR testing Friday afternoon.

Earlier Wednesday, in a conference call with reporters, OSU coach Ryan Day floated the idea about possibly playing other Big Ten schools.

Ohio State AD Gene Smith dismissed idea that the school would defy Big Ten and try to play fall football, hours after coach Ryan Day floated the idea.

Seven teams are affected by the shut down: football, men’s and women’s basketball, field hockey, men’s and women’s soccer and women’s volleyball.

The Buckeyes’ 2021 recruiting class got even stronger as five-star running back TreVeyon Henderson announced his commitment to Ohio State.