Csont'e York Suspended Indefinitely Comment Count

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Sophomore wide receiver in some variety of trouble:

“Csont’e York is suspended indefinitely for failing to meet team standards and will not report for fall camp. We demand that every person in our program represent the University of Michigan and the Michigan football program the right way on and off the field. When people fall short of that, there are consequences.”

The reason:

Rumor going around the message boards is that there was a fight of some variety in which a hockey player got hurt—shades of Glenn Winston. But we'll let the legal system play out before making any judgments.

IIRC "not reporting for fall camp" may mean that he's just not going to be a part of the team until a week before the season. The NCAA has a roster limit of 105 for fall camp and then expands that; in the past the occasional player was left off the fall camp roster in favor of a walk-on and that boded very unwell for his future.

York's case is obviously more about discipline than talent. If he does miss the entirety of fall any shot he had at significant playing time is out the door with Funchess, Canteen, Darboh, and Chesson already ahead of him. Even if that suspension gets lifted before the first gameweek he's put himself behind the eight ball in a situation where Michigan has lots of options.

Obviously this should not affect the season unless there's a tidal wave of injuries.

Comments

pearlw

August 3rd, 2014 at 9:54 PM ^

I dont really understand this comment. Hewlett announced in April that he was attending Michigan as a preferred walkon and is listed as a DB. Not sure how this would be related to a scholarship WR being suspended in August for an incident that supposedly happened in July (both well after it was determined Hewlett was walking on).

gwkrlghl

August 3rd, 2014 at 5:31 PM ^

Can't football and hockey players in Michigan just get along man?

I do believe this is the 4th football-hockey incident in the last 5 years or so in Michigan (2 each for Michigan and MSU)

schreibee

August 3rd, 2014 at 6:46 PM ^

Wasn't that place called something different (like Dooley's?) when Brian Greise threw a beer pitcher thru the front window in a fight? That dive has been a trouble-magnet since I was in school...and that's a looong time ago! AC era long. (see "Breaking Away" reference above) I remember FB players throwing their weight around in there, and the McDonald's nearby, way back in the day.

schreibee

August 3rd, 2014 at 7:35 PM ^

Further "old guy" reminisce: Madonna worked cocktailing at what is now Rick's, then known as the Blue Frog- pure 70s era discoteque, with dance contests and Bee Gees galore! Of course no one knew who the Hell she was then, but after Holiday came out around '82 suddenly everyone remembered her...