Late Wednesday some bad news started circulating the Ohio State boards - that 2 cornerbacks, including starter Donald Washington, would be suspended for the BCS Championship game against LSU. The other was true freshman Gene Clifford, a four-star prospect from Cincinnati. The national media caught on to the story Wednesday, including a gleeful article from ESPN. I'm sure they've missed ragging on OSU.The suspension of Washington would have been a huge blow to OSU's strong pass defense, as redshirt freshman Chimdi Chekwa would have been forced to start. The nickel would have been manned by either some inexperienced juniors (Andre Amos or Shaun Lane) or some inexperienced freshman (James Scott?).
But before panic had time to set in, the news changed. Apparently only Clifford was going to be suspended. Ohio State's press release indicated that Clifford would not travel with the team but made no mention of Washington. Though details at this point remain sketchy and full of speculation, it sounds like both player committed the same "violation of team policy". But Washington appealed his suspension as a first-time offender, and may be eligible after all.
Either way, LSU doesn't appear to care. WR Dominque Byrd was articulately quoted as saying, "he don't bring much".
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