Bradley Roby & Rod Smith Suspended for Opener

Urban Meyer's precedent set with Carlos Hyde's suspension (no charges filed; still suspended for poor decision-making) is being consistently applied.

Urban said Bradley Roby is suspended for the opener. Could grow depending on outcome of case.

— Kyle Rowland (@KyleRowland) August 17, 2013

Urban Meyer confirms Rod Smith is suspended for an incident that happened in Feb. Did not elaborate.

— Kyle Rowland (@KyleRowland) August 17, 2013

Message: Sent. STOP PUTTING YOURSELVES IN BAD SITUATIONS.

Also:

Brad Roby's charges reduced to disorderly conduct. I bet he won't be suspended for any games and will be a captain. #Buckeyes

— Dave Biddle (@davebiddle) August 16, 2013

Hopefully Bids bats 50% on this one. Roby is one of the team's strongest leaders on a squad that lost way too many of them to graduation.