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Football Players Barred From Mexico During Sun Bowl

Too dangerous to cross the border in El Paso, officials warn

By Mary Papenfuss,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 27, 2010 3:24 AM CST

(Newser) – Notre Dame and Miami Hurricanes football players have been barred from crossing into Mexico while staying in El Paso for the Sun Bowl. Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly even confiscated his team's passports before the Fighting Irish flew to Texas as a precaution, reports AP. Both teams met with police and FBI officials yesterday to learn of the dangers of a quick international foray. El Paso borders Ciudad Jaurez, which is engulfed in a vicious drug war that has claimed 3,000 lives this year alone. Fans have been warned of the dangers, too, leading up to Friday's face-off.

Miami head coach Al Golden.
Miami head coach Al Golden.   (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)
Miami Hurricanes fan whoops it up at a game in Miami. The fun could stop in Cuidad Juarez, officials have warned if players and fans venture across the border in El Paso during the Sun Bowl.
Miami Hurricanes fan whoops it up at a game in Miami. The fun could stop in Cuidad Juarez, officials have warned if players and fans venture across the border in El Paso during the Sun Bowl.   (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
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COMMENTS
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red_ox
Dec 27, 2010 5:47 PM CST
Brought to you by the "War on Drugs" Thanks America!
Apland
Dec 27, 2010 11:20 AM CST
Only an idiot would even want to step one foot into that shit-hole country.

 
crime • Mexico • Notre Dame • El Paso • drug cartel • Miami Hurricanes • Ciudad Juarez • Sun Bowl

 
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