Report: Notre Dame RB Jones kicked off team
June 11, 2002 Sportsticker
CHICAGO (Ticker) -- Notre Dame's baseball team is headed to the College World Series for the first time in 45 years, but the football team continues to endure offseason turmoil.
The Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun-Times reported on Tuesday that running back Julius Jones has been kicked off the team for academic reasons. School officials declined to comment on the report. Jones led the Fighting Irish in rushing last season as a junior with 718 yards on 168 carries. The Tribune reported that Jones was dismissed last week at a university hearing for consistently poor academic performance. The reported dismissal leaves Ryan Grant, who played sparingly as a freshman last year, as the only tailback with some experience. Notre Dame has already lost five players expected to start or compete for starting roles in 2002. Three players -- wide receiver Lorenzo Crawford and safeties Abram Elam and Donald Dykes -- were expelled last month after they were accused of raping a female student. Crawford and Dykes were charged with rape and Elam was charged with conspiracy to commit rape. Also, quarterback Matt LoVecchio decided to transfer and sophomore running back Cory Jones announced he was transferring to Washington. Copyright ? 2002 SportsTicker Enterprises, L.P.
June 11, 2002 Sportsticker
CHICAGO (Ticker) -- Notre Dame's baseball team is headed to the College World Series for the first time in 45 years, but the football team continues to endure offseason turmoil.
The Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun-Times reported on Tuesday that running back Julius Jones has been kicked off the team for academic reasons. School officials declined to comment on the report. Jones led the Fighting Irish in rushing last season as a junior with 718 yards on 168 carries. The Tribune reported that Jones was dismissed last week at a university hearing for consistently poor academic performance. The reported dismissal leaves Ryan Grant, who played sparingly as a freshman last year, as the only tailback with some experience. Notre Dame has already lost five players expected to start or compete for starting roles in 2002. Three players -- wide receiver Lorenzo Crawford and safeties Abram Elam and Donald Dykes -- were expelled last month after they were accused of raping a female student. Crawford and Dykes were charged with rape and Elam was charged with conspiracy to commit rape. Also, quarterback Matt LoVecchio decided to transfer and sophomore running back Cory Jones announced he was transferring to Washington. Copyright ? 2002 SportsTicker Enterprises, L.P.
