Ohio State lost more than a football game in Madison, Wis.

Ohio State linebacker Robert Reynolds lost his composure late in the game when he jammed his fingers into the throat of Wisconsin quarterback Jim Sorgi.

Sorgi was forced to leave the game due to problems talking and breathing.

Ohio Sate football coach Jim Tressel suspended the linebacker for this Saturday's game against No. 9 Iowa.

Reynolds called Sorgi on Sunday evening to apologize for the incident that took place in the third quarter of the 17-10 Wisconsin victory.

Tressel said at his weekly press conference on Monday, that Reynolds' actions on the field were something out of the ordinary for his senior.

"I've had a chance to get to know Rob for three years," Tressel said. "I have watched many a practice and many a weight lifting, many a social situation, and it is also in my opinion that it was not something that is a part of who Rob is."

Wisconsin football coach Barry Alvarez said that he expects Sorgi to start on Saturday against Purdue and doesn't expect him to miss any practice time. Alvarez said that someone might call out the signals during practice for Sorgi, who was taken to the hospital on Saturday night after the game.

Sorgi said on Monday that he accepted Reynolds' apology.

"I know how things get during the game and I know how things can happen," Sorgi said. "He made a mistake and it's a sign of a man when you can make a mistake like that and call and apologize for it."

Alvarez said that he knows Tressel and his staff and they wouldn't coach a player to do such things to the opponent.

"They're a class operation," Alvarez said. "They have integrity. They won a championship last year by doing things the right way."

Even though Reynolds wasn't instructed, it still happened and was caught on videotape.

Today, there are many different cameras that are used during college football games, while in the past the footage of Reynolds might not have been caught on tape.

Indiana football coach Gerry DiNardo feels that the cameras are a good thing.

"We are all under the microscope," DiNardo said. "All the camera angles are a apart of this, the world we live in. We should be held accountable and this is good news. We as players and coaches should be aware that we're being scrutinized."

Everything that happens in college football is going to be scrutinized and Michigan State football coach John L. Smith knows that the so-called "dirty plays" are occurring less frequently.

"I don't know if it's an unwritten [rule]," Smith said. "Nothing is taught or condoned by a coach. Do you want it to happen? No."

But even if the coaches refuse to admit it, the problem still remains as evident by Saturday's game.