“I have spoken with coach Day, and he is doing well physically,” athletic director Gene Smith said in the press release. CLICK HERE to download the CBS Sports Mobile App and get the latest on your team today. Get the fastest scores, stats, news, LIVE videos, and more. In his place is assistant head coach and defensive line coach Larry Johnson will serve as the team's interim head coach on Saturday against the Illini. Day is in isolation and will not travel to Illinois this weekend nor will he coach the team. The biggest news in the Big Ten this week was Ohio State coach Ryan Day testing positive for COVID-19. This year will be the conference's 10th annual championship game having started the tradition in 2011.

In last year’s game, Ohio State beat Wisconsin by a score of 34-21 to win their third straight Big Ten Championship. Penn State was victorious in 2016, while Ohio State earned the title in 2014, 2017, 20.” Wisconsin won the first two championship games in 20, before Michigan State claimed the title in 20. “The winners of the East and West Divisions will meet in the Big Ten Football Championship Game for the Amos Alonzo Stagg Championship Trophy and a chance to play in one of the six bowls that comprise the College Football Playoff, including the Rose Bowl Game.

This year’s championship game is Johnson’s 10th, having called each of the prior events since the game’s first in 2011. “The network’s lead college football crew of play-by-play announcer Gus Johnson, analyst Joel Klatt and reporter Jenny Taft call the action.

ET prior to kickoff,” the statement read. “That weekend, BIG NOON KICKOFF host Rob Stone and analysts Urban Meyer, Matt Leinart, Reggie Bush and Brady Quinn travel to Indianapolis for a full two-hour pregame show live from Lucas Oil Stadium at 10 a.m. The Big Ten Conference also released some additional information regarding the game’s broadcast. Currently, Ohio State sits atop the B10 East standings at 4-0 while Northwestern leads the B10 West at 5-0 on the year. The game will take place at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. During Saturday’s edition of Fox Sports’ Big Noon Kickoff, the network announced that the game will take place on Saturday, December 19 at noon eastern. The 2020 Big Ten Football Championship Game now has an official date and time.

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