Five Florida State wide receivers suspended
Sports Network | November 14, 2008
Tallahassee, FL (Sports Network) - Florida State head football coach Bobby Bowden announced the suspension of five players on Friday who were apparently involved in an on-campus fight earlier this week.
All the players will miss Saturday's crucial ACC matchup with Boston College.
According to the Orlando Sentinel and a statement released by the coach, wide receivers Taiwan Easterling, Bert Reed, Corey Surrency, Cameron Wade and Richard Goodman will sit for the game following their involvement in an altercation between the players and a fraternity at the school.
Bowden's statement addressed the issue, noting that the police report had not been concluded but that he was making the move based on their apparent involvement in the fray.
Easterling, a redshirt freshman, is the team's leading receiver with 26 catches for 286 yards and a TD while Reed, also a redshirt freshman, has collected three scores on 15 receptions for 226 yards. Surrency, a junior, has also played a big part in the Seminoles' air attack this season with a team- leading four TDs on 10 grabs for 210 yards.
The 20th-ranked Seminoles (7-2) will host Boston College (6-3) Saturday evening in crucial matchup with ACC championship implications. Florida State is tied with Wake Forest atop the Atlantic Division standings while the Eagles currently reside fourth in the standings.
