Saturday’s Ohio State-Michigan game, a cornerstone rivalry in college football for more than a century, has been canceled because Michigan is still battling a surge of Covid-19 infections.The disappearance of the game is a blow to Fox.
The broadcast network has aired the game every year since 2017, drawing between 10.5 million and 13.2 million viewers.The Wolverines last week had to scratch their December 5 contest against Maryland.
At least 40 players were expected to miss the Ohio State game because of exposure to or infection with the virus, according to multiple press reports.“The number of positive tests has continued to trend in an upward direction over the last seven days,” Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel said in a statement.
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