Ohio State suspends four for season opener

“And that’s as far as I’ll go”, he concluded.

The Buckeyes will likely look to replace Bosa with sophomore DE Tyquan Lewis, who has impressed coaches and made himself a candidate for a starting role on the defensive line.

Ohio State defensive end Joey Bosa breaks quarterbacks, and also apparently breaks rules. Of returning players, Marshall is the second leading receiver for the Buckeyes while Wilson is third and Smith is fourth. That said, ESPN’s Joe Schad reported Thursday, citing a source, that the “players were suspended for marijuana and academics”.

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Already, Ohio State’s season promised to be a must-see reality show, replete with the much-hyped quarterback battle between Cardale Jones and Barrett, plus Miller’s move to receiver. In a statement released about an hour before Big Ten media days began Thursday, July 30, 2015, the Buckeyes said the players violated department of athletics policy. Meyer said that he thought that last year might turn out bumpy, especially after Miller’s injury in August, and he’ll be the first one to say that the national championship came as a surprise. If anyone can guide Ohio State past it, it’s Urban Meyer. Sophomore J.T. Barrett led the team to an 11-1 record as the team’s starter in 2014 before suffering a broken ankle in Buckeyes’ regular season finale against Michigan.

If complacency is really a bigger opponent for these Buckeyes than, say, Minnesota, then Year 2 of the Ohio State supremacy could be a long one for the rest of the Big Ten.

Illinois coach Tim Beckman brushed off questions about alleged mistreatment of players in his first appearance with reporters since May. “And we have all of camp to get those guys ready”. “Nobody is flawless”, linebacker Joshua Perry said.

But the biggest loss from the suspensions is where they can least afford to lose – the offense.

“Everyone deals with stuff“, Meyer said.

“It’s not uncommon for celebrities and people in the public to seek protection of their name and likeness,” said Rick Van Brimmer, director of trademark and licensing services at Ohio State. This team is more seasoned and deeper than last year’s, which was a work in progress for the first two months until it got rolling late, just in time for the playoff. “You respect what other people might be saying, but you focus on making this team better”. He is a productive player, but he missed the final six games of the season.

Oh, in case you’re wondering, Ohio State projects to have the nation’s No. 1 recruiting class in 2016 and ’17, which suggests Meyer is on the verge of supplanting Alabama’s Nick Saban as America’s best coach (Meyer has three national titles to Saban’s four). “When you’re Ohio State or some of these other big-time programs, stuff becomes a major deal”.

“A guy in his face”, Meyer said about the biggest challenge related to the move.