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Posted on 09/20/2006 7:22:54 PM PDT by MikefromOhio
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Florida defensive tackle Marcus Thomas was suspended indefinitely Wednesday for a second violation of the school's substance-abuse policy, leaving the fifth-ranked Gators without their top pass rusher.
Coach Urban Meyer said Thomas, a senior from Jacksonville who leads the team with three sacks, will miss at least Saturday's game against Kentucky.
"He is suspended," Meyer said. "The whole situation is under review. It's under evaluation, and I'll comment when it's appropriate. There's no timetable. Nothing is set in stone."
Thomas spent part of Wednesday in meetings with school officials to appeal the suspension he received earlier this week for marijuana use, his mother said. Sheila Mote said her son tested positive twice for marijuana between the middle of July and the end of August. She believes both results are from the same drug use.
Mote said her son ingested marijuana at a party this summer. When he returned to campus in July, he failed a first drug test, which prompted school officials to suspend him for the season opener.
A second test, which Mote said came three to four weeks after the first, also came back positive. According to the school's drug policy, Thomas could be suspended for 50 percent of the season.
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Another thing I wanted to point out. Marijuana normally doesn't stay in a human body for more than a month....
Thats going to hurt!
Yeah this kid has been smokeing his lunch all along.
Couldn't be more blunt.
Having worked in a drug testing lab...it doesn't stay in the body (at detectable levels) for more than 2 days. Single use my arse. Let's see what kind of guts coach Urban really has...
I was being facetious :)
I'd heard 2-5 days depending on the length and amount of use...
It's all good...another UF pot-smoker, no surprise. Glad to see the coach there finally has some cojones...
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