An on-field incident in North Carolina’s regular-season finale has led to freshman Donte Moss being kept off the field for the Tar Heels’ bowl game.
According to the Charlotte Observer, the defensive end was suspended by head coach Butch Davis for the Meineke Car Care Bowl Dec. 26 against Pittsburgh.
Moss was involved in an “altercation” at the end of the North Carolina State game, leading to the one-game suspension being handed down by Davis.
“Donte was involved in a thing at the end of the N.C. State game, and he made a very, very unwise action, pushing a guy away that was kind of taunting him and in his face,” Davis said on Tuesday. “We had a private conversation and talked about it, and as I told him, it’s something (where) you’ve got to have composure. It’s frustrating, disappointing to lose a ball game, but you can’t lose your cool and lose your composure. So we are going to suspend him for the game, and he’s not going to participate and play.”
Moss was also involved in an on-campus fight with a teammate this offseason, which likely played a role in the suspension. The lineman was not suspended for the first incident; rather, any punishment was handled internally.
