Categories: Archives

Pitt suspends six football players

With only a few hours until the first football game of the season against Youngstown State, Pitt…With only a few hours until the first football game of the season against Youngstown State, Pitt head coach Paul Chryst suspended six players.

According to a press release, starting defensive lineman Tyrone Ezell, reserve defensive lineman Shayne Hale, receivers Ronald Jones and Chris Davis, running back Rushel Shell and defensive back Anthony Gonzalez are suspended for the game for disciplinary reasons.

This is the second time Chryst suspended players. At the beginning of August, offensive lineman Juantez Hollins was suspended for the entirety of the the 2012 season.

This is freshman Davis’ second suspension. He was suspended at the beginning of August for disciplinary reasons that resulted in him sitting out the first week of camp.

Kickoff time has been delayed 30 minutes to 6:30 p.m. due to weather.

Pitt News Staff

Share
Published by
Pitt News Staff

Recent Posts

Op-Ed | An open letter to my signatory colleagues and to the silent ones

In an open letter to the Chancellor published on Apr. 25, a group of 49…

5 days ago

Woman dead after large steel cylinder rolled away from Petersen Events Center construction site

A woman died after she was hit by a large cylindrical steel drum that rolled…

6 days ago

Pro-Palestinian protesters gather on Pitt’s campus, demand action from University

Hundreds of student protesters and community activists gathered in front of the Cathedral of Learning…

1 week ago

SGB releases statement in support of Pitt Gaza solidarity encampment

SGB released a statement on Sunday “regarding the Pitt Gaza solidarity encampment,” in which the…

2 weeks ago

Pitt faculty union reaches agreement with university administration 

Around 80 protestors from the Pitt faculty union and United Steelworkers gathered outside of the…

2 weeks ago

Column | A thank you to student journalists

Editor-in-chief Betul Tuncer reflects on the role of student journalists in society and says thank…

2 weeks ago