Father: Maurice will sit first six games

Myke Clarett got the information from a source on the university's board of trustees.
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) -- Maurice Clarett's father told USA Today the school plans to inform the NCAA that it will suspend the running back for six games.
"It will be a total of six games, but he could've lost everything," Myke Clarett said Sunday. "We're relieved that it's finally over and that he was able to maintain his college eligibility and his scholarship. That was the goal."
Myke Clarett said a source on the university's board of trustees told him his son would miss three games for violating NCAA rules for driving a borrowed car from a dealership and three more for academic reasons.
In announcing the suspension Friday, the school said the running back would sit out "multiple games" for his role in an exaggerated car theft report.
Ohio State also said the suspension was only for nonacademic allegations, and that a 10-person university panel probing charges of academic fraud is a completely separate investigation from the one that led to the suspension Friday.
Tressel, Geiger mum
Coach Jim Tressel and athletic director Andy Geiger have declined to be specific about the length of the suspension, and allowed the player to return to practice Sunday. He was held out of the first 23 preseason practices because of eligibility questions.
Myke Clarett, who was divorced from the player's mother when Maurice was a toddler, also said his son plans to leave school after his junior season.
"Enough's enough. Who needs it?" Myke Clarett said. "He can do the same thing in the NFL -- get the cars -- and it's legal."
Tressel said the NCAA allegations were serious.
"We wouldn't be involved in this if it weren't serious. There's no doubt about it," Tressel said Friday. "I'm sure mistakes have been made. We have the responsibilities of losing some privileges. But what's most important about anything is what you do from this point on."
Tressel to define role
Tressel said it will take awhile for Clarett to find his place with the team.
"We'll define a role," he said.
Geiger said the decision to allow Clarett to return was prompted by developments in the NCAA's investigation.
"We think it's time to bring him into the program. We have movement on the subject and we think it's probably best for Maurice to come in," Geiger said.
The second-ranked Buckeyes will begin their title defense at home Saturday night against No. 17 Washington.