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UO QB Masoli gets probation for burglary

by kgw.com Staff

KTVB.COM

Posted on March 12, 2010 at 3:33 PM

Updated Friday, Mar 12 at 6:14 PM

EUGENE, Ore. -- University of Oregon Ducks star quarterback Jeremiah Masoli pleaded guilty to second degree burglary, a Lane County court said Wednesday.

In January, a student accused Masoli of stealing a computer from the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house.  "We're aware of what happened," said fraternity brother Sam Schwab.  "But at this point there's no comment," he added.

He was sentenced to 12 months probation and will do 140 hours of community service within next 8 months.

Ducks's backup wide receiver Garrett Embry was also named in the case in Lane County, the District Attorney's office said Wednesday. 

Head Coach Chip Kelly said action will be taken on Friday regarding the pair's team involvement.  "I am carefully considering the latest news concerning Jeremiah Masoli and LaMichael James, and will make a decision regarding disciplinary action on Friday, March 12."

Also on Friday, Ducks star runningback LaMichael James was sentenced to 10 days in jail and probation as part of a plea deal.

In February, Masoli and Embry were implicated in the alleged theft.  Embry was later dismissed from the team for what the coach would only describe as "an unspecified violation of team rules."

"Something needs to be said as far as these football players knowing that they can't represent our school and then act like this," said student Deborah Bloom.

It's the latest in a slew of run-ins with the law for several players on the team

Running back Lamichael James was arrested in February for domestic assault against a girlfriend and ordered to stay away from her.

UO linebacker Kiko Alonso, 19, was cited in February for DUII, driving without insurance, failure to maintain a lane, an improper turn, and minor in possession, according to Eugene police. More: Alonso arrested

Wide receiver Jamere Holland was also dismissed from the University of Oregon team. Kelly said the dismissal was for a violation of team rules. In the two-paragraph announcement, he did not specify what Holland had done wrong.

On Jan. 24, two Ducks players were involved in a large brawl near the U of O campus. One of them - kicker Rob Beard - was kicked in the head and knocked unconscious during the violent fight.  Witnesses said he had been trying to break up the fight because his teammate and fellow kicker Mike Bowlin was getting beaten up. They were cited for assault. Details: Fight arrests

Police previously cited UO football player Matt Simms for investigation of misdemeanor assault in what police allege was an attack on someone Simms thought was involved in beating up Beard. Simms has since left the team. So has Bowlin, who withdrew from the university as both a student and an athlete.

"They're kind of coincidences," said student Austin Taylor.  "Most of them are petty things," he added.

 

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