Ohio State Football 2015: Four Buckeyes Suspended For Season Opener Against Virginia Tech

Defending national champion Ohio State suspended four players, including All-American defensive end Joey Bosa, for their season opener for athletic department violations, the team announced Thursday. Bosa, a junior who’s projected to be a top pick in next year’s NFL Draft, along with half-backs Jalin Marshall and Dontre Wilson, and wide receiver Corey Smith, will all sit out Sept. 7’s matchup against Virginia Tech. The Buckeyes athletic department cited violations of policy as reason for the one-game bans, and ESPN reported the suspensions were due to marijuana and academics. Head coach Urban Meyer commented on and pledged his support for the decision. “I kind of knew about this for a little bit,” Meyer said at the start of Big Ten Media days Thursday in Chicago. “The university and the athletic department has policies that I fully support. Whether it’s a sprained ankle or stuff [like a suspension], you try to create a culture and move forward. We lost Braxton Miller [last season] 10 days before our first game, we lost J.T. Barrett a week before the Big Ten championship game, and you just push forward. Get going, move forward.” According to The Columbus Dispatch, when Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith was asked to clarify what the violations were, he responded: “I’m not going to get into that.” The Dispatch explains, but could only speculate, that since the suspensions are for only one game its possible player(s) failed a second test for a recreational drug or maybe missed too many classes. While the Hokies finished 7-6 last season, head coach Frank Beamer’s squad are a formidable foe capable of stunting Ohio State’s bid for an undefeated season and second-straight national title…

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