Six football players here at Penn State were charged with various felonies in connection with a brawl that occurred at a downtown apartment party a few weeks ago.  You can find all the details here at the Daily Collegian.  The six players, along with as many as 20 others that were not named by the county prosecutor, allegedly muscled their way into a party and began to beat down five or six people.  Accounts from witnesses say that the football players knocked one of guests at the party unconscious and then continued to punch and kick his head.  Another guest was struck with a beer bottle in the head and had to be taken out in an ambulance.  All of this over a dispute a few hours earlier between one of the players and a guest at the party.

How stupid can these football players be?  Haven’t they ever heard of ASSAULT?  Just because they play football for a BCS contender (well, not last year…) does not place them above the law.  I just can’t get past the fact that they are here at the university on scholarships (FREE) and they do something this stupid and risk destroying everything they have worked for over the years.  All it takes is a little bit of composure and discipline, which they seem to have on the field, to just let an argument go.  Did they really think they were going to get away with forcing their way into an apartment and leaving people unconscious in their wake?

The potential fallout of the situation is huge.  These are not just second string players that are being charged.  Two of the players were named to the All Big Ten teams.  The administration is not going to be able and just turn a blind eye to this, and I believe all will face a minimum suspension, with two players being expelled.  Once again, you are essentially being paid (in educational currency) to play a game.  How can you blow that opportunity over something this dumb?

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