Ohio State cornerback
Dominic Clarke has been charged with drunken
driving, less than three months after he was
arrested on a charge of disorderly conduct.
Court records show Clarke pleaded not guilty
Thursday in Franklin County court. He was
charged Saturday with running a stop sign,
speeding and operating a vehicle while impaired.
In October, Clarke was charged with disorderly
conduct and fined after police said he discharged
a BB gun on campus. No one was hurt.
His lawyer, Christopher Cooper, calls Clarke an
excellent student and says "he's no different than
any 20-year-old and shouldn't be treated any
different than any 20 year old."
The redshirt sophomore from Frederick, Md.,
played in 11 games this season.
New Ohio State coach Urban Meyer was asked
Thursday how he will handle Clarke and other
disciplinary issues.
"What we'll never do is say we're going to make
an example out of a kid. That's not going to
happen," Meyer said in a news conference.
"However, (Clarke) broke a team rule. I'm still
getting the information. I'm very, very
disappointed because some things were covered
in the team meeting. They'll be dealt with very
swiftly and sternly at the appropriate time
