What Mids fans need to know entering the last game of the regular season — because there’s nothing regular about Army-Navy: Who, where, when: Texas State (3-6, 1-3 Western Athletic Conference) at Navy (6-4), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. TV: CBS Sports Network (Grant Boone and Todd Christensen have the call) Gambling is illegal in most states: Navy is a 13.5-point favorite. Firsts: It’s the Bobcats’ first season in the Football Bowl Subdivision. Navy’s playing Texas State for the first time. It also might be the first time a team that gave up 41 points the week before (Navy lost 41-31 to…
Browsing: Marcus Curry
What was expected is now official — former Navy slotback and accidental marijuana smoker Marcus Curry has left the Naval Academy. Navy Times ace writer Phil Ewing reports that Curry, who was dismissed from the football team a few weeks ago, is already formally out of the Navy and plans to play football at Texas State in the fall. Read the full story on Navy Times.
Naval Academy slotback Marcus Curry has been dismissed from the school’s football team, The (Annapolis) Capital is reporting. According toThe Capital’s sources, Curry committed an conduct violation — unauthorized absence — which resulted in the decision to kick him off the team. Curry plans to resign from the academy and transfer to another school, The Capital reported. Curry, a midshipman third class, made headlines earlier this year after failing a drug test. He was allowed to remain at the academy after giving a somewhat absurd comical explanation that he had inadvertently smoked marijuana while smoking a cigar he said was…
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xn6YqpZK92c&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] It took us awhile, but we came across the genius work of CDR Salamander who runs a fantastic blog on all things Navy. Check him out. He was the first to break the story of Marcus Curry’s failed drug test at the Naval Academy. The video gives a blow-by-blow of the reaction at Sail Boat U.
Wondering how the rest of the Naval Academy community feels about Marcus Curry failing a drug test and being allowed to stay in Annapolis? Check out this week’s print edition of Navy Times, where reporter Phil Ewing examines the reaction by academy alums and midshipmen to the news that the star football player was allowed to remain because he said he did not realize he was smoking marijuana. There’s been widespread discontent with the Curry situation. Some folks associated with the academy said it’s another example of a double standard when it comes to the conduct of star athletes. Ewing…
Our initial story ran on the Navy Times site yesterday, mentioning that a Naval Academy football player had failed a drug test when he said he unwittingly smoke marijuana — now that player has been named. It’s sophomore Marcus Curry, a slotback for the Mids who gained 585 yards and scored five touchdowns in 2009. Click here to read the latest news.
