Suspensions reveal cause for concern at Ohio State

Ohio State suffers key losses for opener Brett McMurphy reacts to the news that Ohio State has suspended four players for the season opener. 0 Shares Print CHICAGO – Not much of anything Thursday could upstage the anticipated celebration of Ohio State football, mixed with frenzied excitement over the soon-to-start quarterback competition between the duo that led this program to a College Football Playoff championship last season. Not much of anything but bad news about the Buckeyes. The announcement came down with a thud, one hour before the start of Big Ten media days. Minutes after a report by the Columbus Dispatch, Ohio State confirmed the suspension of All-America defensive Joey Bosa, H-backs Jalin Marshall and Dontre Wilson and receiver Corey Smith for the Buckeyes’ season opener at Virginia Tech on Labor Day night. Wow. Ohio State coach Urban Meyer said he had known “for a little bit” of the suspensions, explained only as a violation of athletic department policy by the four players. Meyer declined to elaborate. The news clearly did not rock his preseason view of the Buckeyes. But still, wow. From the shores of Lake Michigan, you could almost hear jaws hit the floor in Blacksburg, Virginia. Not to mention other spots nationally with an eye on the top team in college football…

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