Wisconsin running back can’t play in road games

Wisconsin running back Lance Smith, who is facing battery charges, will not be allowed to play in away games this season.

Smith will miss Saturday’s game at Nevada Las Vegas and games at Illinois, Penn State, Ohio State and Minnesota.

Smith was suspended from the team in July after he was arrested, but Athletic Director Barry Alvarez reinstated him in early August. The team announced Wednesday that Alvarez and Lori Berquam, dean of students, had decided Smith would not play in away games.

Smith is charged with pushing down his girlfriend during a dispute over a cab fare, refusing to let her leave his apartment and taking her money and shoes.

Courtney Tennial, the leading rusher for Tulsa last year, will miss the season because of an ankle injury sustained in preseason drills. . . . Troy junior defensive end Kenny Mainor has been suspended indefinitely for violation of team rules.

From the Associated Press