Police: Ohio State defensive coordinator Greg Schiano hit bicyclist

Police say they are investigating after an Ohio State University assistant football coach hit a bicyclist, sending the student to the hospital.

The Columbus Dispatch reported that police said the Buckeyes’ defensive coordinator Greg Schiano hit the 26-year-old bicyclist Thursday morning near the university’s campus.

Officials said the student was hospitalized in stable condition with a head injury. He’s expected to survive.

The man’s name wasn’t immediately available.

Police said Schiano had been turning when he hit the bicyclist. Schiano wasn’t hurt.

A university spokesman acknowledged Schiano’s involvement and said the university wants to support the student however it can.

Schiano was named national coach of the year in 2006 after leading Rutgers to an 11-2 record. The New Jersey native coached the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2012 and 2013.

MLB

CLEVENGER SUSPENDED BY MARINERS FOR REMAINDER OF SEASON >> Reserve catcher Steve Clevenger was suspended for the rest of the season without pay Friday by the Seattle Mariners in the wake of his tweets regarding a recent police shooting in Charlotte, North Carolina, and the Black Lives Matter movement.

“As soon as we became aware of the tweets posted by Steve yesterday we began to examine all of our options in regard to his standing on the team,” General Manager Jerry Dipoto said in a statement.

Dipoto said Clevenger was informed of the suspension on Friday. Clevenger will lose 10 days’ pay from his $516,500 salary in the major leagues, which comes to $28,224.

The Major League Baseball Players Association, which could challenge the discipline, had no comment.

“I am sickened by the idea that anyone would think of me in racist terms,” continued Clevenger’s statement. “My tweets were reactionary to the events I saw on the news and were worded beyond poorly at best and I can see how and why someone could read into my tweets far more deeply than how I actually feel.”

Clevenger appeared in 22 games for the Mariners this season. He was placed on the disabled list with a fractured hand on June 30.