Florida State has suspended five players for Saturday's home game against Boston College after their involvement in an on-campus brawl earlier this week, coach Bobby Bowden said in a statement released Friday by the university.
"The police report has not been concluded, but from the information that I have gathered, I am suspending five players who were apparently involved in the fray," Bowden said in the statement. "Taiwan Easterling, Bert Reed, Corey Surrency, Cameron Wade and Richard Goodman will all be suspended for the Boston College game."
Easterling, Reed and Surrency all are receivers who have played integral roles in Florida State's offense this season. The trio has combined for 51 catches, 722 yards and eight touchdowns.
Wade is a redshirt freshman who has one catch this season, and Goodman is a senior receiver who hasn't started this year.
This is the third time this season Bowden has had to suspend a receiver, as both Reed and Surrency have missed games. Surrency was suspended for the Georgia Tech game for an undisclosed violation of team rules, and Reed was suspended for the game against Virginia Tech for violating the school's academic attendance policy.
Florida State police were called to a large fight involving Seminoles football players and members of the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity near the student union at 12:37 p.m. on Wednesday. No charges have been made, but as of Friday, police were still continuing the investigation.
Police have determined that a female bystander who wasn't involved in the fight was struck in the face by a chair that was thrown. She was treated and released from a local hospital. Police said the current priority in their investigation is identifying who threw the chair.
"The police report has not been concluded, but from the information that I have gathered, I am suspending five players who were apparently involved in the fray," Bowden said in the statement. "Taiwan Easterling, Bert Reed, Corey Surrency, Cameron Wade and Richard Goodman will all be suspended for the Boston College game."
Easterling, Reed and Surrency all are receivers who have played integral roles in Florida State's offense this season. The trio has combined for 51 catches, 722 yards and eight touchdowns.
Wade is a redshirt freshman who has one catch this season, and Goodman is a senior receiver who hasn't started this year.
This is the third time this season Bowden has had to suspend a receiver, as both Reed and Surrency have missed games. Surrency was suspended for the Georgia Tech game for an undisclosed violation of team rules, and Reed was suspended for the game against Virginia Tech for violating the school's academic attendance policy.
Florida State police were called to a large fight involving Seminoles football players and members of the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity near the student union at 12:37 p.m. on Wednesday. No charges have been made, but as of Friday, police were still continuing the investigation.
Police have determined that a female bystander who wasn't involved in the fight was struck in the face by a chair that was thrown. She was treated and released from a local hospital. Police said the current priority in their investigation is identifying who threw the chair.
