Football practice wrapped up at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center and once again senior wide receiver Grant Schwartz was informed he had been selected.
For what he hoped would be the last time, Schwartz was asked to urinate in a cup while others watched, ensuring there was no foul play.
“I probably have the record for most times drug tested,” Schwartz said. “Five years of drug testing, I’m kind of ready to be done with that, having to pee for someone every week.”
Schwartz is not alone, as Ohio State authorizes about 1,800 student-athlete drug tests each year.
The university spends $75,000 per year to test for both performance-enhancing drugs and “street drugs” such as marijuana, cocaine and heroin. […]
According to a December study by FanHouse that compiled data from 60 of the 68 schools from the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac 10, Big East and SEC, only six schools suspended players for a first positive test for street drugs.
Those six schools are Baylor, Cincinnati, Georgia, Kentucky, Miami and Virginia Tech.
Read the full story at the Ohio State Lantern.
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