Ohio State defensive end Noah Spence was supposed to make his 2014 debut on Saturday against Kent State, but now it looks like it will not happen.
According to a report from Eleven Warriors, Spence, who was suspended for the first three games of this season and last season’s Orange Bowl, failed a drug test. Spence’s initial suspension stemmed from testing positive for ecstasy before last season’s Big Ten Championship Game.
Spence’s family maintained that the defensive end took the drug “unintentionally” when he was given a drink at a party.
As a result of another failed drug test, Spence’s “status with the team is in jeopardy,” the report says. Additionally, Tim May of the Columbus Dispatch is reporting that Spence is “out indefinitely.”
Ohio State Jr. DE Noah Spence out indefinitely after second violation of Ohio State and Big Ten rules.
— Tim May (@TIM_MAYsports) September 12, 2014 The 6-foot-3, 252-pound Spence, a junior, was a first-team All-Big Ten selection in 2013 after leading the Buckeyes with eight sacks., good for second-best in the conference. He also registered 52 tackles and 14.5 tackles for loss.
Spence, a native of Harrisburg, Pa., was a five-star recruit in the class of 2012 that Rivals ranked as the ninth-best prospect in the country.
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