Football: QB Anthony Gonzalez suspended for two games

Redshirt freshman quarterback Anthony Gonzalez will serve a two-game suspension for violation… Updated: 2:30 p.m.

Redshirt freshman quarterback Anthony Gonzalez will serve a two-game suspension for violation of team rules, Pitt head coach Todd Graham announced on Thursday in a news release.

The suspension results from an incident in May. when Gonzalez was charged with possession of marijuana and a false identification in his hometown of Bethlehem, Pa. Gonzalez’s arraignment is set for Sept. 1 in the Court of Common Pleas in Easton.

Although Gonzalez will be allowed to participate in training camp, he’ll sit out the first two games against Buffalo on Sept. 3 and Maine on Sept. 10. Graham added that Gonzalez will also face “internal accountability.”

“A championship program has to be built on accountability and discipline, on and off the field,” Graham said. “We know Anthony will learn from this experience and be better for it moving forward.”

Gonzalez wasn’t made available for comment as Pitt Athletics spokesman E.J. Borghetti said that Pitt’s only statement at this juncture would be Graham’s comment in the release.

Gonzalez, who is enrolled in the School of Arts and Sciences, collected 5,311 yards and 61 touchdowns in his final two seasons at Liberty High School in Bethlehem. This will be his first active season at Pitt. Following training in the spring, Gonzalez received the Ed Conway Award, given to the most improved players of Pitt’s spring drills.

Graham also announced that redshirt freshman offensive lineman Brandon Sacco left the team. Borghetti said that Sacco made the decision to leave Pitt’s program.