Winston-Salem State Quarterback Viciously Beaten by Virginia State Team Members
It seems some of the guys from Virginia State were out sick the day they taught good sportsmanship.
New York Daily News reports.
Winston-Salem State QB ‘viciously’ beaten by Virginia State players on eve of title game
A bathroom fight Friday among football players from Winston-Salem State and Virginia State during a CIAA championship game luncheon left the WSSU quarterback beaten and charges filed against a player from the other team.
The conference announced that the title game set for Saturday in Winston-Salem in North Carolina has been canceled.
Rudy Johnson, the starting quarterback for the Rams, was “viciously beaten” by members of the Virginia State team, Winston-Salem State Chancellor Donald Reaves said in a statement. He said one Virginia State player admitted his role in the beating.
School spokeswoman Nancy Young identified the suspect as 22-year-old Lamont Daniel Britt. A Forsyth County jail official says Britt, a running back from Portsmouth, Va., was being held there Friday night on a charge of misdemeanor assault inflicting serious injury.
“There is no excuse for the behavior of the Virginia State players,” Reaves said.
Young said Johnson was assaulted in the bathroom at the Anderson Conference Center on the Winston-Salem campus during the luncheon.
“Today’s event was supposed to be a celebration for both teams and for all the players who were being recognized for an outstanding season,” Reaves said. “The actions from the Virginia State players certainly changed the outcome for everyone.”
Virginia State Athletic Director Peggy Davis didn’t return a phone call seeking comment, but the school issued a statement on its website saying it is fully cooperating with the CIAA in its investigation and couldn’t comment further.
Winston-Salem State QB 'viciously' beaten by Virginia State players on eve of title game (New York Daily News)
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I used to work there, and I’m not really surprised. The folks I worked with were great, but would not have cared to work in any other department there, and certainly not attend school there.
Not long after I left there was a big drug bust on campus, more that 30 pounds of weed confiscated, from students and faculty. Drug problems are SOP there, in fact the high volume of VSU students going through the judiciary was what prompted the bust. Just gives you a little insight into the general character of the campus.