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SYRACUSE, N.Y.(AP) -- The Syracuse Orange have taken another hit
with the suspension of three players.
A day after coach Doug Marrone announced that star wideout Mike
Williams had quit the team, the first-year coach said Tuesday
that he suspended tailback Antwon Bailey, defensive end Torrey
Ball and offensive guard Andrew Tiller for violating team rules.
State police said later Tuesday that a car driven by Tiller was
rear-ended by a tractor-trailer truck on the New York State
Thruway early Sunday.
Trooper Jack Keller said police do not suspect alcohol was
involved in the accident, which occurred at 5:30 a.m. in the
westbound lanes of the highway, about 20 miles east of Syracuse.
Williams, Bailey and Ball also were in the car, Keller said.
Tiller, the team's starting right guard, was taken to a hospital
for neck and back pain but does not face any charges, Keller
said. The other three players did not suffer any injuries and do
not face any charges, Keller said.
The driver of the rig, Nathan Primrose, of Clyde, N.Y., was not
charged at the scene but may face charges later, Keller said.
Marrone also announced that junior defensive end Jared Kimmel
will have season-ending knee surgery to repair his left knee,
which was previously injured and surgically reconstructed in
2007.
The Orange (3-5) will have senior center Jim McKenzie back in
the lineup for Saturday's game at No. 14 Pitt (7-1). McKenzie
missed the last three games with a hand injury.
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