Ohio State’s Bosa says college career over
Defensive star to prep for NFL draft
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Injured defensive end Nick Bosa has decided to leave school to focus on getting ready for the NFL draft in the spring, Ohio State said Tuesday.
The junior All-American from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., already had four sacks this season when he suffered a core muscle injury Sept. 15 in the third game of the season. He had surgery five days later, and no timetable was set for his return to the team.
Considered one of the best players in college football, Bosa had left no doubt he would leave school after this season to enter the draft. He planned to follow the same path as his older brother, Joey, who left Ohio State a year early and now plays for the NFL’s Los Angeles Chargers.
Nick Bosa had tied his career high of five tackles twice in the first three games this season, and he was leading the team in tackles with 14, including six for losses.
That came to an abrupt halt when he went down early in the third quarter against TCU in Arlington, Texas, and had to be helped to the locker room.
Coach Urban Meyer said the conversation with Bosa was emotional, but “I can’t say I was surprised.”
ALABAMA: Tua Tagovailoa heads The Associated Press midseason All-America team.
Tagovailoa, the prolific quarterback of the top-ranked Crimson Tide, has 21 touchdown passes and no interceptions without having to attempt a pass in the fourth quarter because Alabama has been so thoroughly dominant.
The Tide is averaging 53.6 points per game.
The only Mountain West Conference players to make the team were Hawaii wide receiver John Ursua and Colorado State punter Ryan Stonehouse, both secondteam selections.
IOWA STATE: School President Wendy Wintersteen said Tuesday the university will appeal a $25,000 fine levied by the Big 12 Conference for violating postgame celebration policies when fans stormed the field following a home win over West Virginia last weekend.
The league told Iowa State that Commissioner Bob Bowlsby had determined university officers did not take the “appropriate precautions to create a safe environment” for the Mountaineers. West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen was critical of school efforts, calling the scene “unprofessional” and suggesting his players were not in a “safe place.”
Iowa State says it reviewed the actions taken by its officers. The Cyclones contend they followed all postgame celebration policies and had taken “several additional measures” to make the situation safer.
LOUISVILLE: Football player Kemari Averett was charged Tuesday with putting a gun to his girlfriend’s head and threatening to kill her. The tight end was suspended from the team.
The 20-year-old sophomore remains in Louisville Metro jail on $10,000 bond after pleading not guilty and faces an Oct. 26 hearing. University police charged him with first-degree wanton endangerment and fourth-degree assault.
TENNESSEE STATE: Linebacker Christion Abercrombie will be discharged from Vanderbilt University Medical Center and transferred to an Atlanta facility as he continues his recovery from a serious head injury.
School officials tweeted Tuesday that Abercrombie will be transported to the Shepherd Center, a hospital that specializes in treating and rehabilitating patients with brain injuries. Abercrombie is in stable condition .
Abercrombie, who will be discharged today, has been in the neurological intensive care unit at Vanderbilt University Medical Center since Sept. 29. Abercrombie went to the sideline during the first half of the Tigers’ loss to Vanderbilt , told trainers he had a headache, then required oxygen. He was taken to the hospital for emergency surgery .