Rutgers head coach Kyle Flood announced Sunday that star wide receiver Leonte Carroo is suspended indefinitely, following his alleged involvement Saturday in an altercation outside the team’s stadium.
“Leonte Carroo has been suspended from our program as a result of an incident that … is currently under investigation,” Flood said at his weekly teleconference. “Until that investigation concludes, we’ll have no further comment.”
Carroo will be serving his second suspension of the season, after violating curfew forced him, among five other players, to the first half of their season opener versus Norfolk State.
Through one and a half games this season, the All-Big Ten receiver has already grabbed three touchdowns–one less than the entire Penn State offense. Last season he caught six passes for 84 yards against the Nittany Lions.
The Rutgers football program has experienced turmoil in the early season, dismissing six players over the last two weeks, following arrests for an alleged incidents stemming from April.
Coach Flood is also under investigation, by the Rutgers administration for alleged impermissible contact with a faculty member regarding a student-athlete.
For Penn State, the news will be a relief for a defensive secondary that has shown lapses early in the season without starting cornerback Grant Haley, who hasn’t played yet due to injury.
The two teams will kick off Big Ten play against each other in a primetime showdown Saturday at Beaver Stadium.
