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Ohio State announced on Wednesday football coach Urban Meyer will be suspended for the first three games of the season.
Meyer will miss games on Sept. 1, 8 and 15 without pay. Those are the Oregon State, Rutgers and TCU games. TCU is ranked No. 16 in the preseason AP Top 25 poll.
Athletic director Gene Smith is also suspended without pay from Aug.