Urban Meyer has lost control over something.

Ohio State bombshell: DE Joey Bosa, WR Dontre Wilson H-backs Jalin Marshall and Corey Smith suspended for opener at Virginia Tech.

— Adam Rittenberg (@ESPNRittenberg) July 30, 2015

And Mark Schlabach wins the Intertubes today with this gem.

Of course, there's still a chance the #B1G might get involved and Buckeyes' star players won't be suspended until Hawaii game

— Mark Schlabach (@Mark_Schlabach) July 30, 2015

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Mark May lives to fight another day.

Although it’ll be on ABC instead of ESPN.

The ABC and ESPN studios will also see changes for 2015. John Saunders will continue to anchor Saturday’s ABC studio coverage, along with second-year analyst Mack Brown and 10-year ESPN analyst Mark May, who will make the switch from ESPN’s studio.

Enjoy that, Mack.

Meanwhile it looks like ESPN’s already groomed its next Mark May.

ESPN’s new studio trio features host Adnan Virk with analysts Joey Galloway and Danny Kanell, who will handle pre-game, halftime and post-game reporting on Thursday, Friday and Saturday during the season.

Oh, goody.  I look forward to another season of SEC trolling/bashing by Kanell.  Well, I would if I actually watched ESPN in the studio.

The most useless thing in college football

For some reason, the Coaches Poll makes its 2015 appearance next week.

And just a reminder about the one unquestioned achievement of the CFP:

The Coaches Poll used to count for one-third of the formula that was used to determine the BCS standings and national championship participants, but is not part of the determination of the College Football Playoff, which uses a selection committee to determine participating teams.

That’s almost enough by itself to make me stomach a sixteen-team playoff field.  Almost.

Your O’Bannon update

At the New York Times, you’ll find a nice summary of where things stand with just a couple of days to go before the expiration of Judge Wilken’s delay in the order going into effect.

One thing worth reiterating is this:

After the three-week trial last summer in Oakland, Calif., Wilken found that the N.C.A.A.’s rules were illegal. This does not mean universities must share licensing money with players, only that the N.C.A.A. cannot prevent them from doing so.

If the appeals court doesn’t grant the stay the NCAA seeks, I figure Auburn will be out of the gate on this before the weekend is over.