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Endres' departure result of failed drug test
UConn starting quarterback Cody Endres has been suspended for the remainder of the academic year for a violation of school policy, the school announced in a brief press release Wednesday.
The Register has learned the suspension was the result of a failed drug test, the third time Endres has tested positive since he enrolled at UConn.
UConn coach Randy Edsall was not available for comment Wednesday. He is scheduled to speak today (Thursday) during his weekly teleconference with state media. In its press release, UConn stated it will have no further comment on the matter.
Endres was suspended for 30 days in August for violating the university substance abuse policy for the second time. Reinstated in September, he had started the past two games for the Huskies.
Michael Box, the No. 2 quarterback on the depth chart, is expected to make his first start on Saturday at Louisville (3:30 p.m., ESPNU). Box, a redshirt freshman from Suwanee, Ga, has thrown just five passes this season, all in mop-up duty against Texas Southern.
According to university policy, “a student-athlete who tests positively for street drug use for the third time during his or her career at the University will be barred from practice and competition for the remainder of the academic year in which the third positive test result was obtained”.
Student-athletes are also required to attend treatment by “the appropriate medical personnel”.
A fourth positive test by a student-athlete results in loss of scholarship and being permanently barred from participation in university-sponsored athletics.
Endres, a fourth-year junior from Washington, Pa., has played in 15 games including 10 starts in his career. On Sept. 25, his first after reinstatement, he relieved Zach Frazer midway through UConn’s win over Buffalo. Edsall immediately named Endres the starter, and he completed 38-of-64 passes for 332 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions as the Huskies split with Vanderbilt and Rutgers the last two games.
On Tuesday, Edsall announced Ansonia’s Erik Kuraczea had withdrawn from the university for “personal reasons”. Kuraczea was suspended for 30 days along with Endres in August. But the Register has learned Kuraczea’s recent departure is not in any way linked with Endres’.
The Register has learned the suspension was the result of a failed drug test, the third time Endres has tested positive since he enrolled at UConn.
UConn coach Randy Edsall was not available for comment Wednesday. He is scheduled to speak today (Thursday) during his weekly teleconference with state media. In its press release, UConn stated it will have no further comment on the matter.
Endres was suspended for 30 days in August for violating the university substance abuse policy for the second time. Reinstated in September, he had started the past two games for the Huskies.
Michael Box, the No. 2 quarterback on the depth chart, is expected to make his first start on Saturday at Louisville (3:30 p.m., ESPNU). Box, a redshirt freshman from Suwanee, Ga, has thrown just five passes this season, all in mop-up duty against Texas Southern.
According to university policy, “a student-athlete who tests positively for street drug use for the third time during his or her career at the University will be barred from practice and competition for the remainder of the academic year in which the third positive test result was obtained”.
Student-athletes are also required to attend treatment by “the appropriate medical personnel”.
A fourth positive test by a student-athlete results in loss of scholarship and being permanently barred from participation in university-sponsored athletics.
Endres, a fourth-year junior from Washington, Pa., has played in 15 games including 10 starts in his career. On Sept. 25, his first after reinstatement, he relieved Zach Frazer midway through UConn’s win over Buffalo. Edsall immediately named Endres the starter, and he completed 38-of-64 passes for 332 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions as the Huskies split with Vanderbilt and Rutgers the last two games.
On Tuesday, Edsall announced Ansonia’s Erik Kuraczea had withdrawn from the university for “personal reasons”. Kuraczea was suspended for 30 days along with Endres in August. But the Register has learned Kuraczea’s recent departure is not in any way linked with Endres’.
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