CHICAGO – Ohio State coach Urban Meyer said Tuesday that reserve defensive lineman Dylan Thompson is academically ineligible for the coming season.
Meyer revealed that when asked at the Big Ten media days whether any players were in jeopardy – academically or physically -- headed toward the start of preseason camp Aug. 6. Thompson is a third-year sophomore whose stay at OSU thus far has been marked by injuries.
On the other hand, Meyer said senior linebackers Joe Burger and Craig Fada, walk-ons who were put on scholarship for the first time in spring semester with no promise of staying on aid in the fall, now will retain those scholarships.