Ohio State suspends Bosa, Marshall, 2 others for opener

CHICAGO (AP) — Ohio State has suspended All-America defensive end Joey Bosa, receiver Corey Smith and H-backs Jalin Marshall and Dontre Wilson for its opening game at Virginia Tech.

"Violation of team policies," Buckeyes coach Urban Meyer said today at Big Ten media days. "That's as far as I'll go."

Meyer did say the violations had nothing to do with players breaking any laws.

Meyer said he has known for a while that the suspensions were coming and that he is "100 percent supportive" of the policies.

The defending national champions open the season Labor Day night in Blacksburg, Va., against the only team to beat them last season.

"We're pushing forward," Meyer said. "We're playing an extremely talented team, on the road in a tough environment."

Bosa had 13.5 sacks as a sophomore and enters his junior year as one of the top NFL prospects in college football.

Meyer said the Buckeyes will look to sophomore Jalyn Holmes and redshirt freshmen Sam Hubbard and Darius Slade to help pick up the slack for Bosa.