FSU Suspends Players

According to the Orlando Sentinel, Florida State University will suspend 23 football players for abuse of testing procedures during an online music history course. The football players in question are expected to miss 3 games, including the upcoming Music City Bowl against Kentucky.

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• Orlando Sentinel: 36 FSU players sidelined for Music City Bowl (December 23, 2007)
  • Thirty-six Florida State University players, including 13 starters, will not be traveling with the Seminoles to the Music City Bowl in Nashville, Tenn., because of academic cheating, violations of team rules, injuries or other reasons. The number of players, which includes 25 on scholarships, was determined Saturday by comparing the travel list for the Dec. 31 game against the University of Kentucky with the team's full roster.
• MSNBC: Florida State out 34 players for Music City Bowl (December 22, 2007)

• SI.com: Scandal threatens Florida State (December 18, 2007)
• FOX Sports: Academic Cheating Scandal Could Leave Florida State with Top Players for Bowl Game (December 18, 2007)
  • "School officials said Tuesday that several athletes will be ruled ineligible for the bowl as well as games next season for their roles in a cheating scandal earlier this year. Coach Bobby Bowden put the figure in the 25-player range."

• ESPN.com: Multiple Suspensions Likely for Music City Bowl, Plus 3 Games in 2008 (December 18, 2007)

• Tallahassee.com: 23 Fsu Players Suspended for Bowl Game (December 18, 2007)
  • "Florida State will be without at least 11 players with starting experience when it plays Kentucky in the Music City Bowl."

• SI.com: Academic Scandal Threatens FSU's Bowl Roster (December 18, 2007)
  • "School officials said Tuesday that several athletes will be ruled ineligible for the bowl as well as games next season for their roles in a cheating scandal earlier this year. Federal privacy laws prohibit the school from releasing names."
• The Associated Press: Academic Scandal Snags Florida State (December 18, 2007)
• Nolesports.com: FSU Athletics Can't Hide From Problems (December 17, 2007)

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• USA Today: FSU Gets Word on Academic Misconduct Case (December 18, 2007)

• FanHouse: Florida State Suspended For Music City Bowl (December 18, 2007)

• SportingNews.com: 20 Seminoles May Be Bowl Ineligible (December 18, 2007)

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