Columbus, OH -- Ohio State wide receiver Santonio Holmes
entered a plea of innocent Thursday to charges of disorderly conduct during a
fight in November.
Kick returner Troy Smith, the other Buckeye supposedly involved in the
incident, will appear in court in February. Smith also was charged with
disorderly conduct.
The fight occurred in the early morning hours of November 16 near a dormitory
on the campus of Ohio State. According to a report by university police, five
women were also charged with disorderly conduct.
The report stated that four female students were assaulted and a window of one
woman's car was broken. The women had minor injuries, the report said.
Holmes, a freshman who broke in to the starting lineup midway through the
season, did not start in Ohio State's 35-21 loss to Michigan on November 22,
but caught a pair of touchdown passes in the contest. The loss to the arch-
rival Wolverines cost Ohio State the Big Ten title.
For the season, Holmes totaled 32 receptions for 549 yards to go along with
seven touchdowns.
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