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Moore has been suspended indefinitely due to an altercation involving a woman:
Hurricanes suspend WR Moore indefinitely
Ryan Moore, already under a two-game suspension, was suspended indefinitely by UM coach Larry Coker after allegedly taking part in an altercation early Saturday.
BY SUSAN MILLER DEGNAN
[email protected]
OUT OF ACTION: Receiver Ryan Moore, right, had 28 catches and scored four touchdowns last season.
University of Miami senior wide receiver Ryan Moore was suspended indefinitely by football coach Larry Coker on Saturday, hours after Moore allegedly was involved in an altercation with a woman at about 2 a.m. Saturday at the Rathskeller -- an on-campus pub.
''There was some kind of incident where there was a physical assault, but nobody was injured,'' said Coral Gables police Sgt. Michael Frevola, who confirmed that Moore was the alleged assailant. ``Ryan Moore was not arrested. He allegedly left the scene before the police got there.''
Frevola added that ''Coral Gables police did respond to an emergency call by the University of Miami Police Department,'' and that ``there is an open, ongoing investigation by the UM Police Department.
''We, as Coral Gables police, are not investigating,'' Frevola said. ``My assumption is the investigation will continue and they'll present it to the State Attorney's Office to see if it warrants charges.''
Kelsey Thomas, who said she is the manager of the Rathskeller, was reached Saturday night and confirmed that a fight had occurred at about 2 a.m. Saturday morning.
''We had to close the place down,'' Thomas said. ``I'm not sure who was involved.''
Thomas said she doesn't believe anyone was harmed and said the fight continued outside, where she said Coral Gables police dealt with the matter. The University of Miami website lists the hours of operation at the Rathskeller from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., but Thomas said the restaurant stayed open late for a student organization party.
UM spokesperson Margot Winick said the university had initiated an investigation, but she would not elaborate.
An attempt to reach Moore, 22, on a cellphone number he had in late July was unsuccessful.
Coker told reporters about the suspension after Saturday morning's practice and said it was for a ''violation of team policy.'' Moore already had been suspended for the first two games of the season for violating team policy, which was related to his suspension for the Peach Bowl that concluded the 2005 season.
`IT'S DISAPPOINTING'
''I have suspended Ryan Moore indefinitely from this football team,'' Coker said. ``Not that he won't return, but it will be pending some action. I have made that suspension for violation of team policy, and we'll see as this thing progresses.''
Coker said Moore ``may be back. I'll reevaluate day by day. It's disappointing anytime you have to suspend a player for anything.''
Coker told the other Hurricanes about the suspension after practice.
''We had the breakfast this morning with the Hurricane Club over at the Convocation Center,'' linebacker Jon Beason said. ``I walked back around and things were fine. Then, after practice, Coach said he's gone. So I have no details. But you know what? That's the head man's decision and, as a player, I can't say anything. Obviously, we needed him.
``He's a great possession receiver, runs good routes, probably has the best hands out of our wide receivers. . . . Maybe, whatever the case is, he can get it worked out and get back on the team. . . . We're going to be hurting. Somebody needs to step up.''
Moore is one of four players suspended for the Sept. 4 opener against Florida State. The others, who have unrelated one-game suspensions, are linebacker James Bryant, running back Tyrone Moss and receiver Rashaun Jones. Moss previously said his suspension was the result of missing study-hall sessions.
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Moore's suspension hurts the team most because it is thinnest at receiver. At 6-3 and 225 pounds, he played in 11 games last season, starting nine, and had 28 receptions for 464 yards and four touchdowns.
On Aug. 7, Moore was asked how difficult it will be to sit out the opener.
''It's difficult, but I've had time to reflect on that and put it behind me,'' he said. ``It's bigger than football. It's about everybody else. It's really not about you. I think I've learned that and grown as a person.
``It's not what you did, it's what you do from this point.''
Moore said he chose to return to UM instead of entering the NFL Draft because he wanted ``to not only help this team, but leave a better mark for myself here.''
Said punter Brian Monroe: ``It's a blow and a shock to hear one of our best receivers won't be with us right now. But I feel real strong he'll be back when everything gets figured out. It's not like he's being outcasted. He's still part of this team.''
Safety Brandon Meriweather, who shares a house with Moore, said he didn't know if Moore was there.
''We know how great of a player he is,'' Meriweather said, ``and for him not to be with the team now really puts a downspin on our season.
``But we know everything is going to be great and we're going to put his life and the team's success into God's hands and let everything happen on its own.''
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Hurricanes suspend WR Moore indefinitely
Ryan Moore, already under a two-game suspension, was suspended indefinitely by UM coach Larry Coker after allegedly taking part in an altercation early Saturday.
BY SUSAN MILLER DEGNAN
[email protected]
OUT OF ACTION: Receiver Ryan Moore, right, had 28 catches and scored four touchdowns last season.
University of Miami senior wide receiver Ryan Moore was suspended indefinitely by football coach Larry Coker on Saturday, hours after Moore allegedly was involved in an altercation with a woman at about 2 a.m. Saturday at the Rathskeller -- an on-campus pub.
''There was some kind of incident where there was a physical assault, but nobody was injured,'' said Coral Gables police Sgt. Michael Frevola, who confirmed that Moore was the alleged assailant. ``Ryan Moore was not arrested. He allegedly left the scene before the police got there.''
Frevola added that ''Coral Gables police did respond to an emergency call by the University of Miami Police Department,'' and that ``there is an open, ongoing investigation by the UM Police Department.
''We, as Coral Gables police, are not investigating,'' Frevola said. ``My assumption is the investigation will continue and they'll present it to the State Attorney's Office to see if it warrants charges.''
Kelsey Thomas, who said she is the manager of the Rathskeller, was reached Saturday night and confirmed that a fight had occurred at about 2 a.m. Saturday morning.
''We had to close the place down,'' Thomas said. ``I'm not sure who was involved.''
Thomas said she doesn't believe anyone was harmed and said the fight continued outside, where she said Coral Gables police dealt with the matter. The University of Miami website lists the hours of operation at the Rathskeller from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., but Thomas said the restaurant stayed open late for a student organization party.
UM spokesperson Margot Winick said the university had initiated an investigation, but she would not elaborate.
An attempt to reach Moore, 22, on a cellphone number he had in late July was unsuccessful.
Coker told reporters about the suspension after Saturday morning's practice and said it was for a ''violation of team policy.'' Moore already had been suspended for the first two games of the season for violating team policy, which was related to his suspension for the Peach Bowl that concluded the 2005 season.
`IT'S DISAPPOINTING'
''I have suspended Ryan Moore indefinitely from this football team,'' Coker said. ``Not that he won't return, but it will be pending some action. I have made that suspension for violation of team policy, and we'll see as this thing progresses.''
Coker said Moore ``may be back. I'll reevaluate day by day. It's disappointing anytime you have to suspend a player for anything.''
Coker told the other Hurricanes about the suspension after practice.
''We had the breakfast this morning with the Hurricane Club over at the Convocation Center,'' linebacker Jon Beason said. ``I walked back around and things were fine. Then, after practice, Coach said he's gone. So I have no details. But you know what? That's the head man's decision and, as a player, I can't say anything. Obviously, we needed him.
``He's a great possession receiver, runs good routes, probably has the best hands out of our wide receivers. . . . Maybe, whatever the case is, he can get it worked out and get back on the team. . . . We're going to be hurting. Somebody needs to step up.''
Moore is one of four players suspended for the Sept. 4 opener against Florida State. The others, who have unrelated one-game suspensions, are linebacker James Bryant, running back Tyrone Moss and receiver Rashaun Jones. Moss previously said his suspension was the result of missing study-hall sessions.
LEFT SHORTHANDED
Moore's suspension hurts the team most because it is thinnest at receiver. At 6-3 and 225 pounds, he played in 11 games last season, starting nine, and had 28 receptions for 464 yards and four touchdowns.
On Aug. 7, Moore was asked how difficult it will be to sit out the opener.
''It's difficult, but I've had time to reflect on that and put it behind me,'' he said. ``It's bigger than football. It's about everybody else. It's really not about you. I think I've learned that and grown as a person.
``It's not what you did, it's what you do from this point.''
Moore said he chose to return to UM instead of entering the NFL Draft because he wanted ``to not only help this team, but leave a better mark for myself here.''
Said punter Brian Monroe: ``It's a blow and a shock to hear one of our best receivers won't be with us right now. But I feel real strong he'll be back when everything gets figured out. It's not like he's being outcasted. He's still part of this team.''
Safety Brandon Meriweather, who shares a house with Moore, said he didn't know if Moore was there.
''We know how great of a player he is,'' Meriweather said, ``and for him not to be with the team now really puts a downspin on our season.
``But we know everything is going to be great and we're going to put his life and the team's success into God's hands and let everything happen on its own.''
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Miami's Moore has violent altercation
Police say troubled receiver grabbed woman by throat
Posted: Tuesday August 29, 2006 4:25PM; Updated: Tuesday August 29, 2006 4:39PM
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) -- Miami wide receiver Ryan Moore grabbed a woman by the throat, pushed her to the ground and threatened another woman, according to a police report.
Moore, a 22-year-old fifth-year senior from Orlando, was not arrested after the incident early Saturday, according to the Coral Gables police report released Monday. He was suspended indefinitely Saturday by coach Larry Coker, who would say only that Moore was being punished for violating team policy.
The report will be forwarded to prosecutors who will decide if Moore should be charged, said Sgt. Michael Frevola, a Coral Gables police spokesman.
"These are not felony charges at this point," Frevola said Tuesday.
The Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office was closed because of Tropical Storm Ernesto and was not expected to make any decisions about possible charges until at least Thursday.
The report said Moore had an altercation with a woman and kicked her car door. When she exited, he grabbed her by the neck and pushed her down.
A second woman got out of the car, and Moore threatened her.
Frevola said Moore left before police arrived. The driver complained about pain in the back of her head and was given an ice pack.
Moore also was suspended for the team's appearance in the Peach Bowl at the end of last season, then suspended for the first two games of this season because of other violations of team rules.
The 12th-ranked Hurricanes open their season against No. 11 Florida State on Monday night.
Miami's Moore has violent altercation
Police say troubled receiver grabbed woman by throat
Posted: Tuesday August 29, 2006 4:25PM; Updated: Tuesday August 29, 2006 4:39PM
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) -- Miami wide receiver Ryan Moore grabbed a woman by the throat, pushed her to the ground and threatened another woman, according to a police report.
Moore, a 22-year-old fifth-year senior from Orlando, was not arrested after the incident early Saturday, according to the Coral Gables police report released Monday. He was suspended indefinitely Saturday by coach Larry Coker, who would say only that Moore was being punished for violating team policy.
The report will be forwarded to prosecutors who will decide if Moore should be charged, said Sgt. Michael Frevola, a Coral Gables police spokesman.
"These are not felony charges at this point," Frevola said Tuesday.
The Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office was closed because of Tropical Storm Ernesto and was not expected to make any decisions about possible charges until at least Thursday.
The report said Moore had an altercation with a woman and kicked her car door. When she exited, he grabbed her by the neck and pushed her down.
A second woman got out of the car, and Moore threatened her.
Frevola said Moore left before police arrived. The driver complained about pain in the back of her head and was given an ice pack.
Moore also was suspended for the team's appearance in the Peach Bowl at the end of last season, then suspended for the first two games of this season because of other violations of team rules.
The 12th-ranked Hurricanes open their season against No. 11 Florida State on Monday night.
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Texas starting cornerback Tarell Brown was arrested early Monday on marijuana and weapon charges, the Austin American-Statesman reported on its Web site.
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Senior cornerback Tarell Brown faces misdemeanor weapons and drug charges in Travis County, Texas, according to a media report.
The newspaper reported that Brown and former Longhorns teammate Aaron Harris, who played on last year's national championship team, were booked at Travis County Central Booking Facility on Monday morning.
Brown was charged with unlawfully carrying a weapon, a Class A misdemeanor in Texas, and both Brown and Harris were charged with possession of 2 ounces or less of marijuana, a Class B misdemeanor, the newspaper reported.
The newspaper said according to a team official, Texas coach Mack Brown was aware of the situation but had not yet spoken to Brown. If Brown starts against No. 1 Ohio State on Saturday, he is expected to draw the assignment of covering wide receiver Ted Ginn Jr., a Heisman Trophy hopeful.
Texas starting cornerback Tarell Brown was arrested early Monday on marijuana and weapon charges, the Austin American-Statesman reported on its Web site.
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Senior cornerback Tarell Brown faces misdemeanor weapons and drug charges in Travis County, Texas, according to a media report.
The newspaper reported that Brown and former Longhorns teammate Aaron Harris, who played on last year's national championship team, were booked at Travis County Central Booking Facility on Monday morning.
Brown was charged with unlawfully carrying a weapon, a Class A misdemeanor in Texas, and both Brown and Harris were charged with possession of 2 ounces or less of marijuana, a Class B misdemeanor, the newspaper reported.
The newspaper said according to a team official, Texas coach Mack Brown was aware of the situation but had not yet spoken to Brown. If Brown starts against No. 1 Ohio State on Saturday, he is expected to draw the assignment of covering wide receiver Ted Ginn Jr., a Heisman Trophy hopeful.
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Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Mitchell arrested for simple assault
Gamecocks No. 1 quarterback suspended indefinitely
Posted: Wednesday September 13, 2006 3:31PM; Updated: Wednesday September 13, 2006 6:52PM
In two games this season, Blake Mitchell has completed 28 of 44 passes for 247 yards.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- South Carolina starting quarterback Blake Mitchell was arrested after a bar fight Wednesday and has been suspended indefinitely from the team.
Mitchell was booked at Richland County jail for simple assault, a misdemeanor, police said. He was released Wednesday afternoon following a bond hearing.
A Columbia police report said the 21-year-old Mitchell punched Kylan Ertzberger in the left eye during a fight in a bar near the university early Wednesday.
Mitchell was suspended from the team by coach Steve Spurrier, according to athletic department spokesman Steve Fink.
Ertzberger told police Mitchell approached him about 1:45 a.m. and "initiated a verbal confrontation." Ertzberger told Mitchell "he did not like that the subject tried to enter (the bar) with underage girls."
Mitchell, a junior, joined the program in 2003, redshirted his freshman year and started 11 games last season.
This season, Mitchell completed 28 of 44 passes for 247 yards with one interception and no touchdowns for the Gamecocks (1-1), who play Wofford on Saturday.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/football/ncaa/09/13/mitchell.arrested.ap/index.html
Gamecocks No. 1 quarterback suspended indefinitely
Posted: Wednesday September 13, 2006 3:31PM; Updated: Wednesday September 13, 2006 6:52PM
In two games this season, Blake Mitchell has completed 28 of 44 passes for 247 yards.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- South Carolina starting quarterback Blake Mitchell was arrested after a bar fight Wednesday and has been suspended indefinitely from the team.
Mitchell was booked at Richland County jail for simple assault, a misdemeanor, police said. He was released Wednesday afternoon following a bond hearing.
A Columbia police report said the 21-year-old Mitchell punched Kylan Ertzberger in the left eye during a fight in a bar near the university early Wednesday.
Mitchell was suspended from the team by coach Steve Spurrier, according to athletic department spokesman Steve Fink.
Ertzberger told police Mitchell approached him about 1:45 a.m. and "initiated a verbal confrontation." Ertzberger told Mitchell "he did not like that the subject tried to enter (the bar) with underage girls."
Mitchell, a junior, joined the program in 2003, redshirted his freshman year and started 11 games last season.
This season, Mitchell completed 28 of 44 passes for 247 yards with one interception and no touchdowns for the Gamecocks (1-1), who play Wofford on Saturday.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/football/ncaa/09/13/mitchell.arrested.ap/index.html
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ScriptOhio;605927; said:Mitchell arrested for simple assault
Gamecocks No. 1 quarterback suspended indefinitely
Posted: Wednesday September 13, 2006 3:31PM; Updated: Wednesday September 13, 2006 6:52PM
In two games this season, Blake Mitchell has completed 28 of 44 passes for 247 yards.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- South Carolina starting quarterback Blake Mitchell was arrested after a bar fight Wednesday and has been suspended indefinitely from the team.
Mitchell was booked at Richland County jail for simple assault, a misdemeanor, police said. He was released Wednesday afternoon following a bond hearing.
A Columbia police report said the 21-year-old Mitchell punched Kylan Ertzberger in the left eye during a fight in a bar near the university early Wednesday.
Mitchell was suspended from the team by coach Steve Spurrier, according to athletic department spokesman Steve Fink.
Ertzberger told police Mitchell approached him about 1:45 a.m. and "initiated a verbal confrontation." Ertzberger told Mitchell "he did not like that the subject tried to enter (the bar) with underage girls."
Mitchell, a junior, joined the program in 2003, redshirted his freshman year and started 11 games last season.
This season, Mitchell completed 28 of 44 passes for 247 yards with one interception and no touchdowns for the Gamecocks (1-1), who play Wofford on Saturday.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/football/ncaa/09/13/mitchell.arrested.ap/index.html
Reality check - indefinite suspensions in the Spurrier Universe normally last until the end of the 4th quarter of a food-fight vs a lowly Sister-of-the-Poor; in this case undiscovered powerhouse Wofford. :tongue2:
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KSU's leading receiver suspended
Tight end Norwood will miss game vs. No. 8 Louisville
Posted: Tuesday September 19, 2006 5:29PM
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) -- Tight end Rashaad Norwood, the leading receiver for the Kansas State Wildcats, has been suspended for Saturday's game against No. 8 Louisville.
Norwood, a junior, was arrested early Sunday and charged with two misdemeanor counts of disorderly conduct and obstruction of the legal process.
Coach Ron Prince said he anticipates Norwood will return this season but did not say whether the suspension will last longer than one game.
"I'm disappointed in what happened, disappointed in the circumstances that would lead to such an event," said Prince, whose 3-0 Wildcats face their stiffest test of the season against undefeated Louisville. "Right now all I'm saying is he won't play this weekend."
University police Sgt. Richard Herrman said Norwood was among two groups of people involved in an argument in a parking lot south of the university's student union. When the groups were asked to leave, Norwood did not stop shouting at the other group, Herrman said.
When he was arrested, Norwood refused to give police his name, date of birth and other standard information, Hermann said. Norwood did not physically resist the officers but did not cooperate with instructions, Herrman said.
Norwood's bond was set at $750. A court date was set for Oct. 3.
Norwood, who often found himself in the ill graces of former coach Bill Snyder, leads the team with 13 catches for 143 yards. The 6-foot-3, 229-pount tight end had 14 receptions total the past two seasons.
"He has been a very big contributor, but we have a lot of players that are ready to step up and that will be our expectation," Prince said.
Jeron Mastrud, a redshirt freshman from Beaverton, Ore., was listed as the starter on the depth chart released Tuesday. Michael Pooschke, a junior college transfer from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M, was listed as the back up.
The timing couldn't be much worse for Kansas State, which welcomes the highest-ranked non-conference opponent to Bill Snyder Family Stadium since No. 6 Texas A&M -- then members of the Southwest Conference -- defeated the Wildcats 10-6 in 1975.
But Louisville will also be without two of its top offensive weapons in running back Michael Bush and quarterback Brian Brohm. Bush broke his leg in the Cardinals' season-opener against Kentucky and will miss the rest of the season, while Brohm will miss at least a month while recovering from surgery to repair a torn ligament in his right (throwing) hand.
KSU's leading receiver suspended
Tight end Norwood will miss game vs. No. 8 Louisville
Posted: Tuesday September 19, 2006 5:29PM
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) -- Tight end Rashaad Norwood, the leading receiver for the Kansas State Wildcats, has been suspended for Saturday's game against No. 8 Louisville.
Norwood, a junior, was arrested early Sunday and charged with two misdemeanor counts of disorderly conduct and obstruction of the legal process.
Coach Ron Prince said he anticipates Norwood will return this season but did not say whether the suspension will last longer than one game.
"I'm disappointed in what happened, disappointed in the circumstances that would lead to such an event," said Prince, whose 3-0 Wildcats face their stiffest test of the season against undefeated Louisville. "Right now all I'm saying is he won't play this weekend."
University police Sgt. Richard Herrman said Norwood was among two groups of people involved in an argument in a parking lot south of the university's student union. When the groups were asked to leave, Norwood did not stop shouting at the other group, Herrman said.
When he was arrested, Norwood refused to give police his name, date of birth and other standard information, Hermann said. Norwood did not physically resist the officers but did not cooperate with instructions, Herrman said.
Norwood's bond was set at $750. A court date was set for Oct. 3.
Norwood, who often found himself in the ill graces of former coach Bill Snyder, leads the team with 13 catches for 143 yards. The 6-foot-3, 229-pount tight end had 14 receptions total the past two seasons.
"He has been a very big contributor, but we have a lot of players that are ready to step up and that will be our expectation," Prince said.
Jeron Mastrud, a redshirt freshman from Beaverton, Ore., was listed as the starter on the depth chart released Tuesday. Michael Pooschke, a junior college transfer from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M, was listed as the back up.
The timing couldn't be much worse for Kansas State, which welcomes the highest-ranked non-conference opponent to Bill Snyder Family Stadium since No. 6 Texas A&M -- then members of the Southwest Conference -- defeated the Wildcats 10-6 in 1975.
But Louisville will also be without two of its top offensive weapons in running back Michael Bush and quarterback Brian Brohm. Bush broke his leg in the Cardinals' season-opener against Kentucky and will miss the rest of the season, while Brohm will miss at least a month while recovering from surgery to repair a torn ligament in his right (throwing) hand.
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Florida DT Fails 2nd Drug Test - Out 5 Games
This ranks as one of the dumber moves I have heard about. Florida's best DT fails a 2nd drug test. Important part, and the part that makes it particularly dumb, it happens mid-season and is (one more time) the 2nd such test he has failed. His mother is pleading that the two tests nailed him for the same single offense - which given the timeline seems very unlikely.
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This ranks as one of the dumber moves I have heard about. Florida's best DT fails a 2nd drug test. Important part, and the part that makes it particularly dumb, it happens mid-season and is (one more time) the 2nd such test he has failed. His mother is pleading that the two tests nailed him for the same single offense - which given the timeline seems very unlikely.
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UConn kicks S Taylor off team after larceny arrest
STORRS, Conn. -- Connecticut safety Marvin Taylor has been thrown off the football team following his arrest on larceny charges.
UConn coach Randy Edsall said Thursday he was clarifying the school's position after a statement released Wednesday said Taylor had been suspended indefinitely from the team.
"As always with all of our football student-athletes, when they become involved with actions that are detrimental to the program, university, and themselves, we gather information as quickly and accurately as we can before making any final decision on disciplinary action that would be put into place," he said. "On Friday, Sept. 15, I was given some preliminary information that later did not prove to be accurate. Once I got the full and accurate information, I took what I consider to be the appropriate action, which is to dismiss Marvin Taylor from the football program."
The arrest was Taylor's second in just over a year.
The 6-foot junior from New Brunswick, N.J., turned himself in Friday after learning of a warrant for his arrest. Police accused Taylor of obtaining a credit card number and using it for several purchases without the owner's consent. He was charged with sixth-degree larceny, a misdemeanor, and illegal use of a credit card.
A day after his arrest, Taylor started in UConn's 24-13 home loss to Wake Forest. He had 5? tackles and forced a fumble.
Taylor was one of five players arrested in a pellet-gun shooting outside a Willimantic convenience store in May 2005. Charges against two players were dismissed. Taylor and two other teammates were granted accelerated rehabilitation, a program for first-time offenders. Charges against them would be dismissed if they successfully completed two years' of probation.
Taylor's latest arrest could affect his probationary status.
UConn kicks S Taylor off team after larceny arrest
STORRS, Conn. -- Connecticut safety Marvin Taylor has been thrown off the football team following his arrest on larceny charges.
UConn coach Randy Edsall said Thursday he was clarifying the school's position after a statement released Wednesday said Taylor had been suspended indefinitely from the team.
"As always with all of our football student-athletes, when they become involved with actions that are detrimental to the program, university, and themselves, we gather information as quickly and accurately as we can before making any final decision on disciplinary action that would be put into place," he said. "On Friday, Sept. 15, I was given some preliminary information that later did not prove to be accurate. Once I got the full and accurate information, I took what I consider to be the appropriate action, which is to dismiss Marvin Taylor from the football program."
The arrest was Taylor's second in just over a year.
The 6-foot junior from New Brunswick, N.J., turned himself in Friday after learning of a warrant for his arrest. Police accused Taylor of obtaining a credit card number and using it for several purchases without the owner's consent. He was charged with sixth-degree larceny, a misdemeanor, and illegal use of a credit card.
A day after his arrest, Taylor started in UConn's 24-13 home loss to Wake Forest. He had 5? tackles and forced a fumble.
Taylor was one of five players arrested in a pellet-gun shooting outside a Willimantic convenience store in May 2005. Charges against two players were dismissed. Taylor and two other teammates were granted accelerated rehabilitation, a program for first-time offenders. Charges against them would be dismissed if they successfully completed two years' of probation.
Taylor's latest arrest could affect his probationary status.
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Fired up! Ready to go!
Not police-related, but the troubles continue at Harvard -- Da U of the Northeast. :p
Flop show at Harvard
Receiver gets dismissed after 'disrespectful' skit
By Bob Hohler, Globe Staff | September 23, 2006
The Harvard football team, already racked by the dismissal of its captain for alleged domestic assault and the five-game suspension of its quarterback for an unspecified transgression, plays its Ivy League opener at Brown today amid yet another controversy: the dismissal of a wide receiver over a sketch he performed on the team's traditional Skit Night.
Keegan Toci, 21, a senior from Tucson, has asked Harvard officials to reinstate him after he was cut from the team for a solo skit in which he recited 20 reasons why the school's Division 1-AA football program would never rise to Division 1-A. A number of players were said to consider Toci's skit less offensive than other acts, including one suggesting that the team's All-Ivy running back, Clifton Dawson, performed oral sex on Harvard coach Tim Murphy.
Murphy, who has coached the Crimson for 13 years, called a special meeting the morning after Skit Night and dismissed Toci in front of the team. Murphy said last night in a telephone interview he considered Toci's performance maliciously disrespectful to the program, the school, and Harvard's tradition.
``He was dismissed because of a mean-spirited attack on the training staff, coaching staff, players, strength coaches and Harvard University in general," Murphy said.
Both Murphy and Toci declined to discuss the skit or much else about the incident.
``I appreciate you contacting me," Toci said by phone. ``I am currently trying to resolve the matter administratively, but I have been unsuccessful thus far."
Harvard players have long believed they enjoyed immunity from discipline for their performances on Skit Night, an irreverent, sometimes raunchy, ritual that was considered part of their social bonding during the run-up to the season opener. But this year's event ended like no other, with Murphy later announcing he would abolish the Skit Night tradition because of Toci's performance and a number of racy, off-color acts such as the one portraying Dawson and the coach.
Murphy declined to state publicly why he believed Toci should be ousted from the team while players who engaged in suggestively lewd performances should not be disciplined, other than to characterize Toci's remarks as unacceptably malicious.
Efforts to reach Harvard athletic director Robert Scalise last night were unsuccessful.
After Murphy announced Toci's dismissal, he asked the 110-member team whether it supported his position. An uneasy silence ensued, then one player after another rose from his seat until about 20 stood in protest, with others apparently poised to follow, before Murphy abruptly ended the meeting and left the room, according to one witness.
Another witness said Murphy departed only after determining that a vast majority of the team supported his decision.
Toci, a star running back at Salpointe Catholic High School in Tucson, was a backup at Harvard and saw limited action during his first three years on the team. His absence is likely to hurt the Crimson less than the loss of their former captain, Matthew C. Thomas, an All-Ivy linebacker who is awaiting trial in Cambridge District Court on domestic battery and other charges stemming from an incident in June involving his former girlfriend in her Harvard dorm room.
Thomas, 22, of Mount Airy, Md., was stripped of his captaincy and replaced by senior linebacker Ryan Tully, of Norfolk. Thomas also was suspended from the team and later dismissed.
Harvard (1-0) also enters today's game against Brown, the defending Ivy League champion, without junior quarterback Liam O'Hagan, 21, of Minnetonka, Minn. Murphy suspended O'Hagan before the season for five games for reasons he has yet to specify, other than to say O'Hagan violated team rules. O'Hagan's backup, Chris Pizzotti, was injured in last Saturday's 31-14 victory over Holy Cross, which means the Crimson will field their third-string quarterback, Jeff Witt.
Meanwhile, one of two players who were suspended for the Holy Cross game is scheduled to return. James Velissaris, a defensive back from Chicago, and Dan Lane, a tight end from Coral Springs, Fla., were suspended for a drinking-related altercation with a shuttle bus driver outside Currier House. The driver was immediately fired by the university, while the players received the football suspension but no administrative discipline from the school, according to Chuck Sullivan, communications director for Harvard athletics.
Velissaris will return to the field today. Lane has left the team of his own volition.
http://www.boston.com/sports/colleges/football/articles/2006/09/23/flop_show_at_harvard/
Flop show at Harvard
Receiver gets dismissed after 'disrespectful' skit
By Bob Hohler, Globe Staff | September 23, 2006
The Harvard football team, already racked by the dismissal of its captain for alleged domestic assault and the five-game suspension of its quarterback for an unspecified transgression, plays its Ivy League opener at Brown today amid yet another controversy: the dismissal of a wide receiver over a sketch he performed on the team's traditional Skit Night.
Keegan Toci, 21, a senior from Tucson, has asked Harvard officials to reinstate him after he was cut from the team for a solo skit in which he recited 20 reasons why the school's Division 1-AA football program would never rise to Division 1-A. A number of players were said to consider Toci's skit less offensive than other acts, including one suggesting that the team's All-Ivy running back, Clifton Dawson, performed oral sex on Harvard coach Tim Murphy.
Murphy, who has coached the Crimson for 13 years, called a special meeting the morning after Skit Night and dismissed Toci in front of the team. Murphy said last night in a telephone interview he considered Toci's performance maliciously disrespectful to the program, the school, and Harvard's tradition.
``He was dismissed because of a mean-spirited attack on the training staff, coaching staff, players, strength coaches and Harvard University in general," Murphy said.
Both Murphy and Toci declined to discuss the skit or much else about the incident.
``I appreciate you contacting me," Toci said by phone. ``I am currently trying to resolve the matter administratively, but I have been unsuccessful thus far."
Harvard players have long believed they enjoyed immunity from discipline for their performances on Skit Night, an irreverent, sometimes raunchy, ritual that was considered part of their social bonding during the run-up to the season opener. But this year's event ended like no other, with Murphy later announcing he would abolish the Skit Night tradition because of Toci's performance and a number of racy, off-color acts such as the one portraying Dawson and the coach.
Murphy declined to state publicly why he believed Toci should be ousted from the team while players who engaged in suggestively lewd performances should not be disciplined, other than to characterize Toci's remarks as unacceptably malicious.
Efforts to reach Harvard athletic director Robert Scalise last night were unsuccessful.
After Murphy announced Toci's dismissal, he asked the 110-member team whether it supported his position. An uneasy silence ensued, then one player after another rose from his seat until about 20 stood in protest, with others apparently poised to follow, before Murphy abruptly ended the meeting and left the room, according to one witness.
Another witness said Murphy departed only after determining that a vast majority of the team supported his decision.
Toci, a star running back at Salpointe Catholic High School in Tucson, was a backup at Harvard and saw limited action during his first three years on the team. His absence is likely to hurt the Crimson less than the loss of their former captain, Matthew C. Thomas, an All-Ivy linebacker who is awaiting trial in Cambridge District Court on domestic battery and other charges stemming from an incident in June involving his former girlfriend in her Harvard dorm room.
Thomas, 22, of Mount Airy, Md., was stripped of his captaincy and replaced by senior linebacker Ryan Tully, of Norfolk. Thomas also was suspended from the team and later dismissed.
Harvard (1-0) also enters today's game against Brown, the defending Ivy League champion, without junior quarterback Liam O'Hagan, 21, of Minnetonka, Minn. Murphy suspended O'Hagan before the season for five games for reasons he has yet to specify, other than to say O'Hagan violated team rules. O'Hagan's backup, Chris Pizzotti, was injured in last Saturday's 31-14 victory over Holy Cross, which means the Crimson will field their third-string quarterback, Jeff Witt.
Meanwhile, one of two players who were suspended for the Holy Cross game is scheduled to return. James Velissaris, a defensive back from Chicago, and Dan Lane, a tight end from Coral Springs, Fla., were suspended for a drinking-related altercation with a shuttle bus driver outside Currier House. The driver was immediately fired by the university, while the players received the football suspension but no administrative discipline from the school, according to Chuck Sullivan, communications director for Harvard athletics.
Velissaris will return to the field today. Lane has left the team of his own volition.
http://www.boston.com/sports/colleges/football/articles/2006/09/23/flop_show_at_harvard/
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That is hilarious Sushi 
The reporter probably missed some of the better quotes.
Quoth Murphy "I did not have sex with our first string running back"
AND "That Toci kid, he's mean, you cannot have mean kids on a football team"
Finally - "Free speech? Gettoutahere - you couldn't handle free speech, the team isn't able to handle free speech, and I cannot handle free speech."
The reporter probably missed some of the better quotes.
Quoth Murphy "I did not have sex with our first string running back"
AND "That Toci kid, he's mean, you cannot have mean kids on a football team"
Finally - "Free speech? Gettoutahere - you couldn't handle free speech, the team isn't able to handle free speech, and I cannot handle free speech."
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