The state of Ohio has been fighting COVID-19 all season and the Buckeyes are not finished yet. After having players eliminated in each of the last two games, Scarlet and Gray will be without at least one starter on Friday night against Clemson in the College Football Playoff semifinal.
Left guard Harry Miller will not dress in the Sugar Bowl and did not travel with the team to New Orleans. Miller’s mother, Kristina, confirmed this with a post on her personal Facebook page. Miller posted the following message on Friday:
GOOD Riddance 22 !!!!
We were supposed to be partying in New Orleans with our Buckeye Family, but in true 2020 style, Harry had The Rona and can’t play, or even travel with his brothers. ** (He is TOTALLY WELL, had cold symptoms for 3 days, no smell, but obviously extremely disappointed to lose this huge game).
I can’t think of a better way to celebrate 2021 than with a Buckeye win #ThatTeamDownSouth !!!!!
Miller, a sophomore, is the first-year holder for the Buckeyes. After serving as a backup center for Josh Myers a year ago, Miller moved to the left guard to replace the deceased Jonah Jackson, now with the Detroit Lions, in 2020. Miller returned to his central position for the December 5 game against Michigan State, starting in that role when Myers was one of the three initial attackers not to make the trip to East Lansing due to COVID 19 protocols.
Miller’s place will probably be the second year of the redshirt Matthew Jones. Jones was Jackson’s main reserve last year and played 114 offensive moves in that role in 2019. He started in the left guard against the Spartans when Miller moved to the center.
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The Buckeyes’ battle with COVID-19 began when the Big Ten canceled football and continued throughout the year, with games being canceled after players tested positive for the virus once the season was rescheduled. COVID-19 hit the Buckeye program in November and forced Scarlet and Gray to lose the game against Illinois and kept at least 20 players out of Michigan State and in the Big Ten Championship Game against Northwestern.