Sophomore linebacker Tegray Scales is the lone player serving a two-game suspension, which he will finish serving at Saturday’s game against Florida International, IU Coach Kevin Wilson said in a statement.
The statement came hours after Wilson addressed the media at his weekly press conference and said the nine players were not suspended, but simply held out.
“We had nine guys not available,” Wilson said. “If they were suspended, they wouldn’t have dressed.”
Wilson’s statement clarified any confusion about the status of the players.
There has not been any word on the actions of Scales that caused him to serve a two-game suspension, only vague comments from Wilson about the group of nine players saying that some may have skipped classes over the summer or missed team workouts.
Scales made his way into the rotation as a true freshman last season and posted 46 tackles and two sacks. He was named to the BTN.com and 247sports.com All-Big Ten Freshman teams.
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