Gophers suspend two football players

The Gophers have issued two-game suspensions to two defensive players. Head coach Tim Brewster announced that senior defensive end Cedric McKinley and sophomore defensive back Tim Dandridge have each been suspended for the Gophers’ next two games due to a violation of team rules and policies. McKinley has started all four games and had a key forced fumble in Saturday's win over Northwestern.

The Gophers have suspended two players, the team announced via press release Monday morning.

Gophers coach Tim Brewster announced that senior defensive end Cedric McKinley and sophomore defensive back Tim Dandridge have each been suspended for the Gophers’ next two games due to a violation of team rules and policies.

McKinley and Dandridge will not play in this week’s game with Wisconsin or next week’s game with Purdue.

There will be no further comment on the matter from Brewster or the student-athletes, according to the release.