Per ESPN.com...

Linebacker Marco Cooper was suspended from the Ohio State football team for the 2002 season and barred from campus Monday after he was arrested on felony charges of drug abuse and carrying a concealed weapon.

The junior from Detroit is accused of having a 9 mm handgun, ammunition and Ecstasy pills hidden in his sport utility vehicle. He was pulled over for a traffic violation on Saturday night after Ohio State's spring game.

"While I still have not been able to talk to Marco, based upon the information I do have, he will not be a member of the Ohio State football team in 2002," coach Jim Tressel said. "The outcome of the legal process will determine if the suspension goes beyond that period of time."

Cooper was also suspended by the university's office of student affairs. He has three days to appeal that ruling, which prevents him from attending cl***es or even being on campus without permission from university authorities.

Earlier Monday, Cooper was released on $5,500 bond after spending two nights in the Franklin County Jail.

A preliminary hearing was set for May 7.

Cooper, 19, was pulled over for running a red light on Saturday night, just hours after the Buckeyes played their annual spring scrimmage at Ohio Stadium. The 6-foot, 225-pound junior -- in the running for a starting spot this fall -- was the fourth-leading tackler in the game with three solo and two ***isted tackles.

A handgun and a plastic bag containing 12 white pills, which officers later determined was Ecstasy, were hidden in the center console of Cooper's sport utility vehicle, police said.

According to the arrest report, Cooper was driving without a license and gave officers permission to retrieve a temporary permit from his glove compartment.

If Cooper appeals being barred from campus, Ohio State's student affairs office will determine if he should be allowed back.

"One of the things we will have to determine is whether he is a continuing threat to other members of the university community," said Bill Hall, the school's vice president of student affairs. "Given the fact that there's a weapon involved, it's going to be looked at very seriously. That takes it to an entirely different level."