Ohio State announced Friday that its best player, sophomore center Kaleb Wesson, has been suspended “for a violation of Ohio State Athletics Department policy.” OSU also said in its statement that Wesson would return this season. A source told CBS Sports that Wesson returning in time to play in the Big Ten tournament is likely. The Big Ten tournament will be held March 13-17 in Chicago. Ohio State is 18-10 overall and 8-9 in conference play. Its remaining games are: Saturday at Purdue, Wednesday at Northwestern and home vs. Wisconsin on March 10 to close the regular season. The Buckeyes are a No. 9 seed in Jerry Palm’s latest Bracketology. Ohio State publicly revealing that Wesson will return this season is intentional: the school wants the NCAA Tournament selection committee to know that he is scheduled to be available come time for the NCAAs. With the Buckeyes on the bubble,…
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