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Beckford's Return Unlikely FOOTBALL: NEWS AND NOTES PRESENTS BY GOLD & BLACK STAFF Dwayne Beckford's status as a ous at best. Wednesday, athletic director Purdue football player is tenu- Morgan Burke classified Beckford's status as "dismissed, Coach Danny Hope said the senior linebacker was suspended indefinite- ly, following an arrest late Monday. "If there's any new or mitigating " a day aſter tionable because my marching orders to him were to avoid any compro- mising situations or being around any compromising situations. There's a lot of information we have to get a handle on." According to the Journal & Couri- er, court documents show that Beckford has a dispositional hearing set for Oct. 2. Beckford's history with local law information that would have a bear- ing on a decision, we will come back and review it," Burke said. Beckford remained in the Tippe- canoe County Jail as of Wednesday aſternoon, being held on two counts of possession of paraphernalia and a count of possession of a synthetic. According to the Journal & Cou- rier, Beckford is held on a combined $15,000 bond. be released only to his mother. The charges stem from a citation he re- ceived from a West Lafayette police officer Aug. 20, with an arrest war- rant following a week later. He was booked into jail overnight Monday. The arrest was Beckford's fourth If he posts, he can Senior Dwayne Beckford won't be with the Boilermakers Saturday, and likely won't be in the near term, after his latest arrest. Tom Campbell enforcement is extensive. In mid-July, he pleaded guilty to two misdemean- or counts, including operating while intoxicated from a Jan. 18 arrest, and was sentenced to 30 days Tippecanoe County Community Corrections, an alternative to incarceration. The arrest is Beckford's second Boilermakers for the bowl game and spring practices. He had been rein- stated before training camp. "In all fairness to Dwayne, we want to make sure we allow the le- gal system to do what it has to do, in a little more than a year, a string that had him suspended from the Coach Danny Hope said Tuesday, four days before Purdue's opener vs. Eastern Kentucky. "Obviously, his future as a Boilermaker is very ques- " 1990 Indiana State (W, 41-13) 2002 Illinois State (W, 51-10) 2006 Indiana State (W, 60-35) 2007 Eastern Illinois (W, 52-6) 2008 Northern Colorado (W, 42-10) 2010 Western Illinois (W, 31-21) 2011 Southeast Missouri (W, 59-0) Purdue's record vs FCS: 7-0 Average margin: 48.0-13.6 PURDUE VS. FCS ber 2011 — and could bring a felony charge, according to state statute. And he has other legal issues, as well, including a failure to appear in court on Monday stemming from a separate drug-related offense in early January. It's added up to Beckford being on the outs at Purdue. Previously, Hope had allowed Beckford, a 6-foot- 1, 227-pounder who had 91 tackles a year ago, a second chance, by letting him back on the team following his last indefinite suspension. But seems unlikely now. Hope said he' that proach in dealing with players who run afoul of team rules or the law. "I'm not going to change who I am or why I got into coaching," he d continue his ap- said. "I got into coaching for two reasons: No. 1, I just couldn't live without football, and No. 2, I like working with young people. "... Prayers are with Dwayne and I hope things work out for him, and I on a paraphernalia charge — he pleaded guilty to a first in Novem- Trevor Foy—Louisville, Ky. Organizational Leadership and Supervision Trevor is one of 20 football players to earn academic All-Big Ten honors in the Fall 2011 semester. In all, 59 Boilermaker fall ath- letes earned this distinction. GOLDANDBLACK EXPRESS • volume 23, express 1 • 23

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