Bellisari Expected to Play

Ohio State quarterback Steve Bellisari will play but might not start in Tuesday’s Outback Bowl against South Carolina at Tampa, Fla. He was arrested last month for drunken driving.

Coach Jim Tressel said he could use Bellisari to spell quarterback Craig Krenzel, or might work him in as an H-back or wide receiver.

Bellisari was arrested Nov. 16 and was suspended for the game against Illinois. He was reinstated for the Michigan game Nov. 24 but never left the sideline in Ohio State’s 26-20 win.

Bellisari later pleaded no contest, and still has a three-day jail term to serve starting Jan. 11.

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