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No. 15 Ohio State's matchup with No. 21 Kentucky canceled

Colin Gay • DottingTheEyes
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@ColinGay_Rivals

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State will not be playing Saturday in Las Vegas.

The Buckeyes' matchup with No. 21 Kentucky in the CBS Sports Classic has been canceled due to positive COVID-19 results in the Ohio State basketball program. It will not be rescheduled.

According to a statement from Ohio State, all team activities have been suspended and the players and staff will continue to be tested according to school protocols in consultation with the Big Ten Conference.

The status of future games is to be determined.

Ohio State head coach Chris Holtmann reemphasized Thursday that all members of the basketball team are fully vaccinated, but that discussions have been had in the program about the growing number of breakthrough COVID-19 cases.

“We’ve had to have real conversations about what’s happening in both professional and college sports," Holtmann said Thursday. "And the reality; as you know, we have a fully vaccinated program, but there have been breakthrough cases among our staff this past year and this year as well. I think you’re really aware of it, and I think those kind of conversations, that dialogue is very much a part of what we are doing right now. I’ll leave it at that.”

Ohio State is scheduled to take on Tennessee Martin Dec. 21.

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