Running Back Kicked Off Team
February 18, 2010 • By Matt Sutherland, Contributing Writer
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Acker to Leave JMU After Marijuana Possession Charge
HARRISONBURG, Va. — Corwin Acker, a sophomore running back, is no longer a member of the Dukes’ football team. JMU announced Acker’s dismissal Tuesday afternoon because of a violation of the team rules.
Acker was charged Monday for possession of marijuana, a misdemeanor.
Acker was stopped at 11:23 p.m. at the intersection of Stonewall Drive and Breckenridge Court for an equipment violation pertaining to his vehicle, according to Harrisonburg Police spokeswoman Mary-Hope Vass.
A K-9 unit alerted the officer of a possible presence of narcotics in Acker’s car, Vass said. Although other people were in the car, Acker was the only person charged. Officer Charles Grubbs filed Acker’s charges for HPD Tuesday.
In a statement released by JMU, football coach Mickey Matthews expressed the efforts taken to help Acker before dismissing him.
“Many people at JMU attempted to help Corwin improve academically and athletically,” Matthews said. “We exhaust all areas before we dismiss a guy. We want Corwin to do well. Hopefully, he’s learned his lesson.”
Matthews said Wednesday afternoon that Acker has withdrawn from JMU and does not intend to enroll again.
The backup running back from Hyattsville, Md., was charged Aug. 29 for the purchase and possession of alcohol. Acker was suspended from the football team Oct. 26 before the Dukes’ game against Delaware for an “off-the-field” issue. During his suspension, Acker was again charged with the purchase and possession of alcohol. He was reinstated onto the team Nov. 2.
Acker transferred from Temple University in 2008 under questionable conditions. In March 2007, Acker pleaded guilty in the District of Columbia Superior Court to a misdemeanor assault outside a Washington nightclub. The Daily News-Record reported that Temple revoked Acker’s scholarship because he failed to notify Temple of this transgression, which occurred while he was still in high school.
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Good riddance. Well done Mickey!
You are in college, getiing a possible free ride and have all the assets available to you that some students can only dream of. You are also playing for a relatively good football team that has the student support behind it, Never understand why someone would just throw all that away.
Idiots do things like this or people who think the world owes them something.