The Big Ten suspended Stefon Diggs, Maryland’s best receiver, and reprimanded Terps head coach Randy Edsall for violating the league’s “Sportsmanship Policy” before the game at Penn State over the weekend.
Several Maryland players “initiated a confrontation with Penn State players” before the game, and the conference “determined that Edsall failed to control his team.” Diggs’ actions “toward officials and opposing players” during this confrontation resulted in a one-game suspension, which will be served Nov. 15 against Michigan State. Diggs, a junior, leads Maryland with 52 catches, 654 yards and five touchdown receptions.
Additionally, Maryland made headlines when its captains refused to shake hands with Penn State’s captains during the pre-game coin toss. The Big Ten called this decision “exceptionally regrettable.”
“For many, many decades the intercollegiate pre-game handshake has been in place to reflect a spirit of good will and utmost appreciation for your opponent, the game and the institutions that sponsor your sport,” the Big Ten’s release said. “Selection as a team captain is an honor that carries with it a greater responsibility to act in a manner consistent with those principles.”
On top of that, the Big Ten fined Maryland $10,000.
After the game. Edsall apologized to Penn State and said the captains not shaking hands was “not orchestrated or choreographed.”
“That is not who we are,” Edsall said. “Our emotions got the best of us and we’ve got to be above that.”
For more Maryland news, visit TerrapinSportsReport.com.
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