VT Hokies QB, Marcus Vick kicked off the team for good.

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VT Hokies QB, Marcus Vick kicked off the team for good.

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LINK: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/bowls05/n ... id=2282642

Updated: Jan. 6, 2006, 8:02 PM ET
Hokies end ties with troubled QB VickAssociated Press


RICHMOND, Va. -- Virginia Tech quarterback Marcus Vick was dismissed from the team Friday, the result of numerous legal transgressions and his unsportsmanlike conduct in the Toyota Gator Bowl.


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Marcus Vick, eluding a Louisville defender in the Gator Bowl, stepped on the leg of another Cardinal player who tackled him in the first half.

University president Charles Steger announced the dismissal on the same day that coach Frank Beamer met with Vick and his mother in their Hampton Roads home, the school said in a statement. Beamer informed them of the decision during the meeting.

Vick, the younger brother of Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick, was suspended from school in 2004 for several legal problems. The junior came under new and intense scrutiny this week after replays showed he stomped on the left calf of Louisville All-American defensive end Elvis Dumervil during the Jan. 2 bowl.

No penalty was called on the play and Vick claimed its was accidental. He further hurt his cause by claiming to have apologized to Dumervil, the NCAA sacks leader, but the Louisville player said no such apology was ever offered.

On Friday, it was revealed that Vick had been stopped for speeding and driving with a revoked or suspended license in Hampton on Dec. 17, Cpl. James West said. Vick's license had been taken away in August 2004 when he was cited for reckless driving and marijuana possession in New Kent County.

Steger suspended Vick from school at that time, and warned that any additional problems would effectively end his time as a member of the Hokies' football team.

"The university provided one last opportunity for Vick to become a citizen of the university and readmitted him in January 2005, with the proviso that any future problems would result in automatic dismissal from the team," Steger said Friday.

Beamer said in a statement that he was disappointed with the outcome. "We wanted what's best for this football team and Marcus," he said. "I certainly wish him the best."

School officials said in a statement that there would be no further comment until a news conference Saturday. Beamer, Steger and athletic director Jim Weaver, who said the stomping embarrassed the university, were all expected to attend.

A telephone message left on Vick's cell phone was not immediately returned Friday, and his mother, Brenda Boddie, has an unlisted phone number.

Vick said before the Hokies' 35-24 comeback victory in the Gator Bowl that he planned to return for his senior season. Now, his choices are to declare for the NFL Draft by the Jan. 15 deadline or transfer to a Division I-AA school so he can play next season.

Vick entered this season knowing he would face hostility from opposing fans, mostly stemming from his drug arrest and another for serving alcohol to underage girls during the 2003 school year.

He said he was ready for it, but reacted to chants of "rapist" and "child molester" at West Virginia on Oct. 1 by making an obscene gesture in the direction of the crowd. He met with Beamer following that incident and apologized to the team.

In the ACC championship game against Florida State, he drew an unsportsmanlike conduct flag for spiking the ball after a touchdown run with the Hokies trailing, and following the 27-22 loss, walked by reporters after the game without commenting, saying he didn't have to.

He finished that game 26-for-52 for 335 yards with one interception and a fumble near his goal line that teammate Duane Brown recovered. Vick threw one scoring pass and ran for two more touchdowns, but also was sacked six times for minus-35 yards.

On the field, he was often dazzling, but sometimes tried to do too much.

The Hokies started 8-0 and were No. 3 in the polls when they hosted Miami on Nov. 5. But Vick threw two interceptions and fumbled the ball away four times in a 27-7 loss.

This season, he was runner-up to Wake Forest's Chris Barclay as the conference's offensive player of the year, and was voted the first team quarterback on the all-conference team.

In 24 career games, the last 13 starts, Vick was 207-for-346 for 2,868 yards, 19 touchdowns and 15 interceptions. He also rushed 184 times for 492 yards and six TDs.

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What an idiot... [-X

Just saw the video..accident my okole..this punk should get thrown into the slammer already..man its people like him that make this sport seem more violent than it is..

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There went his stock [-X

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He should go to Hampton, or University of Richmond. McPherson comes to mind. He did some bad things at FSU, and was kicked off the team. I believe he went to the Arena league, and was a fourth round pick by New Orleans. He has a chance based on name and athletic ability, but it's a slight chance.
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Marcus isn't even that good. He's living off of his brother's hype.

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themainevent wrote:Marcus isn't even that good. He's living off of his brother's hype.
What tipped you off?

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Well, I guess Marcus was capable of getting his team an ACC title last year, but they could've done the same without him. Looks like he's goin pro. All he said was that all this was no big deal. :lol: Well see how he does.
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themainevent wrote:Marcus isn't even that good. He's living off of his brother's hype.
Well, after Maurice Clarett, most NFL teams are going to be careful. Besides, if Vince Young turns pro, and indications are that this is a high probability, Young will easily eclipse Vick #2 as the running/mobile QB draft.
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the draft just got really interesting....
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Vick arrested for pulling a gun. WHAT an idiot:

http://www.wavy.com/Global/story.asp?S=4338756&nav=23ii

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H20 wrote:Vick arrested for pulling a gun. WHAT an idiot:

http://www.wavy.com/Global/story.asp?S=4338756&nav=23ii
Just read that on Yahoo news. Can you say Lawrence Phillips?

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All that talent wasted. Could have had everything if he just got this head out of his okole. Oh well...he just went from a round 5-6 draft to a FA. Maybe not even that with all this crap going on.

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The hell? Wow, he is 10x's worse than Ron Mexico... :lol:

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themainevent wrote:
H20 wrote:Vick arrested for pulling a gun. WHAT an idiot:

http://www.wavy.com/Global/story.asp?S=4338756&nav=23ii
Just read that on Yahoo news. Can you say Lawrence Phillips?
you can add maurice clarrett to that also..... oh well at least he has a rich brother......mike vick must be so embarrassed.........i think i heard it on all night last night that vick's mom said that her son was "not a monster" well....... marcus just made his mom look like a liar...... [-X

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