Ohio State’s Ryan Day gives injury update for CFP title game
The Ohio State Buckeyes will be at full strength when they take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish next Monday in the national championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Ohio State Football head coach Ryan Day confirmed that cornerback Denzel Burke will be ready to play.
“Dey said the opening corner Denzel Burkewho spent the second half against Texas with an upper extremity injury, will be ready to play against the Irish,” ESPN’s Andrea Adelson reported.
Burke recorded two tackles Ohio State’s 28-14 victory over Texas in the Cotton Bowl on Friday night. During the 2024 season, Burke recorded 45 tackles – 34 solo and 11 assists – two interceptions and two pass deflections.
The 6-foot, 193-pound senior from Phoenix, Arizona appeared in 50 games during his four seasons with the program. Coming out of high school, Burke was a four-star recruit, the No. 199 player nationally and the No. 9 athlete in the 2021 class according to the 247Sports composite rankings.
Ohio State football will benefit from having a veteran cornerback back on the field against Notre Dame.
How can Ohio State football beat Notre Dame?
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Ohio State football has been playing on a different level since losing to the Michigan Wolverines to close out the regular season. He dominated the Tennessee Volunteers and Oregon Ducks in the first two rounds of the College Football Playoff and beat Texas in a landslide.
Notre Dame football looked good in all three of their playoff games, battling the Indiana Hoosiers, Georgia Bulldogs and Penn State Nittany Lions en route to earning a spot in the national championship game.
Defense has been the name of the game for Notre Dame football this season. For Ohio State football to come out on top, quarterback Will Howard needs to show up ready to play and ready to lead the Buckeye offense to one of its best performances to date.
Daniel Locke covers the New Orleans Pelicans and is an associate editor for ClutchPoints. Daniel covered Auburn Athletics throughout his time as a student, focusing on football, men’s basketball and baseball.
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