ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Tuesday, November 12, 1996 TAG: 9611120122
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-2 EDITION: METRO
DATELINE: CHESTNUT HILL, MASS.
SOURCE: Associated Press
Boston College officials have decided the 13 football players suspended in a gambling probe will not be allowed to play again this season.
Their suspensions, which began with Saturday's 48-21 loss to Notre Dame, will last at least for the remaining two games - against Temple and Miami - the school announced Monday. If and when suspended players will be reinstated will be determined on a case-by-case basis, BC officials said in a release.
Two players included among the 13 but not identified by the school allegedly bet against Boston College in a 45-17 loss to Syracuse on Oct.26. Coach Dan Henning has said they won't be allowed to return, and the school confirmed Monday that any player who bet on a BC game would not be reinstated.
The suspended players are seniors Brian Maye and John Coleman, juniors Scott Dragos, Marcus Bembry, Paul Cary, Chris Cosenza, Steve Everson and Kyle Geiselman and sophomores Jermaine Monk, Jamall Anderson, Dan Collins, Brandon King and Rob Tardio.
Only Dragos and Monk were starters when Pittsburgh beat the Eagles 20-13 on Oct.31, the only game in which players implicated in the scandal participated after the Syracuse game. Monk took a starting spot from Maye, who suffered a season-ending elbow dislocation against Syracuse. Everson already had been suspended for refusing to re-enter the Pittsburgh game.
The decision to suspend the 13 players for the rest of the season doesn't figure to have a major impact on the outcome of the remaining games. BC (4-6) still should be a prohibitive favorite over Temple and an underdog to Miami.
School officials plan to submit to the NCAA a summary of their investigation once it's completed. It is against NCAA regulations for college athletes to bet on pro or college sports events.
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