COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ray Small, a kick returner and wide receiver for No. 6 Ohio State, will probably not play in the Buckeyes' season opener on Saturday against Navy.
Small, a senior who has frequently been in coach Jim Tressel's doghouse, was sick and in bed on Friday night. Ohio State spokesperson Shelly Poe sent a text message to The Associated Press to say Small was not likely to play against the Midshipmen.
There had been rampant speculation on the Internet that Small had left the team or had been suspended. Poe added that the Internet rumors were exaggerated and that he was just sick.
Small, the team's top punt returner the past two years, was suspended in 2008 by Tressel for "repeated violation of team rules." Small's father then blasted Tressel, saying he was intentionally trying to ruin his son's career.
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