Florida State University will be down as many as 25 players when the Seminoles face the University of Kentucky at the Music City Bowl on December 31. The Florida State coach, Bobby Bowden, said today that up to 25 players will not participate in the bowl game. Among those who will not travel to Nashville are players who have been deemed academically ineligible.
“We have some players not traveling for one reason and some for another, including those who are ineligible for the bowl because of academic issues,” Mr. Bowden said in a statement. He did not say what the other reason was.
In September an internal investigation conducted by Florida State and reported to the National Collegiate Athletic Association accused 23 Florida State athletes of cheating on tests administered over the Internet. Two athletics-department employees lost their jobs in the wake of the investigation. —Libby Sander
