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Coach Suspends Oregon Player for Postgame Punch

LeGarrette Blount out for rest of season

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(Newser) – The Oregon Ducks' football coach has suspended hotheaded running back LeGarrette Blount for punching a Boise State player in the face, the Statesman Journal reports. Head coach Chip Kelly said Blount would retain his scholarship for the year but will not be allowed to play in any regular-season or bowl games.

Oregon running back LeGarrette Blount, left, punches Boise State's Byron Hout (94) as coach Chris Peterson tries to pull Hout away at the end of an game on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2009, in Boise, Idaho.
Oregon running back LeGarrette Blount, left, punches Boise State's Byron Hout (94) as coach Chris Peterson tries to pull Hout away at the end of an game on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2009, in Boise, Idaho.   (AP Photo/ESPN.com)
Oregon running back LeGarrette Blount, left, punches Boise State's Byron Hout (94) as coach Chris Peterson tries to pull Hout away at the end of an game on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2009, in Boise, Idaho.
Oregon running back LeGarrette Blount, left, punches Boise State's Byron Hout (94) as coach Chris Peterson tries to pull Hout away at the end of an game on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2009, in Boise, Idaho.   (AP Photo/ESPN.com)
Boise State fans watch as video of Oregon running back LeGarrette Blount slugging Boise State's Byron Hout is played following the Broncos' 19-8 win Thursday night at Bronco Stadium in Boise.
Boise State fans watch as video of Oregon running back LeGarrette Blount slugging Boise State's Byron Hout is played following the Broncos' 19-8 win Thursday night at Bronco Stadium in Boise.   (AP Photo/Idaho Statesman photo - Darrin Oswald)
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gabo
Sep 4, 09 4:36 PM CDT
You mean someone is being held accountable for their actions? Do I hear an injunction on the horizon? Reply
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Circusdog
Sep 4, 09 4:36 PM CDT
Boise State guy had it coming Reply
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BOMBS_OVER_BAGHDAD
Sep 4, 09 6:08 PM CDT
He might have said something he shouldn't have, but this is college football; not the UFC. If he's dumb enough to cold cock the guy on national television he doesn't deserve that full ride or the benefits that come with it...IDIOT!
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Yourself
Sep 8, 09 10:30 AM CDT
keep giving him the education, cause i guarantee by not playing, there goes his draft possibilities. His football career is all but over at this point.
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NovThird2010
Sep 4, 09 5:18 PM CDT
Racism, racism, racism!!! There, I said it first, but I don't believe it. Reply
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