All-American

From USA Today

Mississippi suspended running back Jamal Pittman for at least six games and dismissed linebacker Ken Bournes from the team Friday, two days after they pleaded guilty to misdemeanors in a gun possession case.

Texas senior running back Cedric Benson was sentenced to eight days in jail after pleading no contest Friday to misdemeanor criminal trespassing for forcing his way into an apartment in 2003.

Eight Tulsa players on scholarship will not return when the team reports for preseason camp Aug. 8, coach Steve Kragthorpe said Wednesday. Among the eight are defensive backs Kedrick Alexander and Terrance Thomas, who both recently pleaded guilty to felony burglary charges.

Iowa State defensive end Jason Berryman, the team’s MVP and Big 12 defensive freshman of the year in 2003, was arrested early Tuesday for second-degree robbery after he allegedly took money and a cell phone from two people during an altercation, police said.

Kent State’s quarterback Joshua Cribbs, who set school records for both career total offense last fall, was sentenced to five years probation for marijuana possession.

Virginia Tech quarterback Marcus Vick, suspended for the 2004 season because of run-ins with the law, pleaded guilty Tuesday to reckless driving and no contest to marijuana possession.

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