The ACC has announced that Syracuse will be fined $25,000 for having two players fake injuries at the direction of a coach during the Orange’s 34-21 victory over Clemson on Saturday.
The infraction in question, NCAA Football Rule 3-3-6-b, prohibits players from faking injuries.
With 9:25 left in the fourth quarter, Syracuse used an injury timeout instead of a regular timeout for two injured players. In addition, the ACC says a coach on the sideline signaled that the players were to fake the injuries.
“The actions by the two players—especially with the concurrent action by the coach in the team area—were a clear attempt to gain an unmerited advantage by stopping the game in order to secure an injury timeout,” the ACC said in a statement.
Syracuse’s injury timeout did not go unnoticed by Clemson either. Tigers quarterback Cade Klubnik said in his post-game interview that the injury timeout had hindered his team’s attempt at making a comeback.
This is Syracuse’s second brush with the NCAA’s rule structure prohibiting fake injuries. The first came in Week 1 when both Syracuse and Tennessee were accused of faking injuries. In that instance, neither team received any NCAA fines or penalties.
Tennessee won that game, 45-26.
Next up, Syracuse (3-1) will take on Duke (2-2) at the JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse on Saturday.
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