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April 15, 2008

Last night was the night to get the taxes done. Anyone know if you can just not pay the taxes owed and let the IRS simply take the money from that “economic stimulus” check? Just asking. So, I missed the always startling news of player discipline issues.

Pitt defensive back Sherod Murdock has been suspended indefinitely for disciplinary reasons. Athletic department spokesperson E.J. Borghetti said the school has no further comment on the incident, which led to his suspension.

Murdock is a 6-foot, 170-pound redshirt freshman from Tampa, Fla. He is competing for one of the reserve safety spots.

Never like to read any player getting in some trouble. The vague reason just furthers message board/comment speculation. Of course, cynicism says this isn’t particularly problematic since Murdock would only be a back-up most likely. Plus, the suspension will only cost him the Blue-Gold Spring game. Most likely he’ll be back for training camp in August.

This is more troubling.

Pitt starting left tackle Jason Pinkston is being investigated for his role in an altercation on campus over the weekend.

It’s a relatively specific issue: on-campus “altercation” (reading as: fight). Considering Pinkston has been out of spring drills as he recovers from his shoulder injury, this is not the way to help the rehab.

UPDATE: Per the Pitt News, this bit.

Pitt defensive back Sherod Murdock was involved in an incident at Sutherland Hall Saturday night, Pitt Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs Robert Hill confirmed.

Murdock was then suspended indefinitely from the football team yesterday for disciplinary reasons.

Pitt police responded to Sutherland at about 11 p.m. Saturday for “a disturbed, potentially violent person,” their log reported.

Hill said that Murdock’s suspension was connected to the incident, but added, “I had not said [this person and Murdock] were one in the same person.”

Um, and he didn’t say that he wasn’t. Sutherland Hall holds about 739 students and they were in lock down with this matter.

The police log said Pittsburgh medics transported the person to the hospital.

A UPMC Presbyterian operator confirmed Murdock had been in the hospital over the weekend and had been discharged. The operator would not give patient details other than name confirmation, including when the patient came to the hospital or when he was discharged.

Hill said one other member of the football team was involved in the incident, although his status on the team is not in question. The action, Hill said, is no longer under review.

Still, nebulous, but not good. No wonder EDSBS is looking to give Pitt some big points in the Fulmer Cup when this finally gets hashed out.





I live at Sutherland, and it was crazy up here Saturday night. The SWAT team was called in! The building was on lock-down, and apparently a football player (presumably Murdock) pulled a knife on someone (perhaps Pinkston?) and I have heard two versions of the story after this. 1) There was a hostage situation or 2) Murdock freaked and locked himself in his room. My guess is #2.

Comment by Tony 04.15.08 @ 1:06 pm

Pitt is no better than State Penn. Both players need to be kicked off the team or Pitt is not any better than how Paterno would handle something like this.

Comment by mike 04.15.08 @ 1:17 pm

Mike,

I might eventually agree with you but why don’t we wait and see what the facts are before handing out the punishments.

Comment by TMG Panther 04.15.08 @ 1:40 pm

the murdock and pinkston incidents were completely seperate, tony. Regarding Pinkston, he broke some kids jaw from what i hear

Comment by nick 04.15.08 @ 2:22 pm

Rumor around here is that some football players got into it with some frat boys up on the hill by Sutherland over the weekend. I’m not confirming or denying because I haven’t seen a credible report one way or another, but I’m just speculating that maybe that’s this other incident. We may find out when the blotter comes out.

Comment by mjb 04.15.08 @ 2:40 pm

yeah, i think the frat one is the “pinkston” incident

Comment by nick 04.15.08 @ 4:25 pm

Yeah, there was a fight outside really late after the parties got out.

Comment by Tony 04.15.08 @ 9:29 pm

I will pledge my allegiance to State Penn if Pitt does not kick these degenerets off the team. There should be zero tolerance for this type of behavior. They are guilty in my book until proven innocent. These are kids and adults make the rules at school.

Comment by mike 04.15.08 @ 11:42 pm

Who gives a shit about your book Mike?
Let’s wait to see what happened.

Comment by frankinchicago 04.16.08 @ 7:59 am

Gotta love the posting of all these wild rumors. I heard Sherod Murdock killed Kurt Cobain.

Comment by Sara 04.16.08 @ 10:36 am

these rumors are making pitt blather sound like the tabloid “pitt news”

Comment by nick 04.16.08 @ 12:10 pm

[…] I know, everyone is waiting for more news on Murdock and Pinkston. At this point there is only speculation, rumor and a little angst. Without even an arrest report or a filed complaint on record, there’s nothing to go on. Stuck with the dreaded, “wait and see” response at this moment. Even the media is stuck. […]


There is truth to the rumor that Wannstedt had to come help fix things. My friends saw him run into the building.

I also heard that he hypnotized Murdock with his mustache! (If only that rumor were true!)

Comment by Tony 04.16.08 @ 11:45 pm

[…] was rumored to be involved in an incident over the summer. There was never anything more reported. Not sure if that played into the way Pinkston is being […]


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