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Cephus rejoins Wisconsin football team

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Earlier today, the University of Wisconsin revealed that Quintez Cephus has been reinstated as a student, allowing him to return to school.  As anticipated, Cephus has also officially rejoined the football program.  A statement from UW-Athletics said they are working through eligibility issues with Cephus before he can participate in a game.

The statement continued by saying, UW Athletics takes allegations of sexual misconduct very seriously.  We know that sexual assault and sexual harassment have profound impacts on college campuses.

“We have a robust educational program around sexual misconduct in place for our student-athletes and we will continue those efforts going forward,” Director of Athletics Barry Alvarez said.

 

Cephus leaves UW

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Quintez Cephus

Wide receiver Quintez Cephus is scheduled to stand trial on sexual assault charges in July.  After his name was not listed on the Wisconsin Badgers spring roster, it was revealed that Cephus is no longer enrolled at the school.

Cephus was suspended from the team last fall after he was charged with two counts of sexual assault.

Cephus had developed into the Badgers top receiver and was expected to lead that group in 2018.  But he left the team on August 18, anticipating charges of sexual assault.  Those charges cam two days later.

 

Cephus to stand trial on sexual assault charges

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Quintez Cephus

A Dane County judge has ordered Wisconsin wide receiver Quintez Cephus to stand trial on two counts of sexual assault on Tuesday.

Judge Jill J. Karofsky denied a defense motion to dismiss the charge of second degree sexual assault of an intoxicated victim.

Cephus’s lawyers argued that video shows the two accusers were not impaired on the morning of the April 22nd incident.  But the judge probable cause and the case will go to trial.

Cephus faces two felony counts, a second-degree sexual assault of an intoxicated victim charge and one count of third-degree sexual assault.

Cephus has been suspended for violating UW’s Student-Athlete Discipline Policy.  If found guilty, he faces serious jail time.

Davis suspended by Badgers

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Danny Davis

Wisconsin Badger sophomore wide receiver Danny Davis has been suspended for the first two games of the 2018 football season.  The suspension, which was announced by coach Paul Chryst on Wednesday, is for his connection to sexual assault charges against teammate Quintez Cephus.

Davis’ suspension comes a day after UW officials postponed Chryst’s media availability so additional information on allegations made against Cephus and Davis could be gathered.

Cephus faces two counts of sexual assault and is scheduled to appear in court on Thursday.  He has been suspended under UW’s Student-Athlete Discipline Policy.

According to the criminal complaint against Cephus, Davis was present at the time of the alleged April incident and took at least one photo of one of the two women involved.  He hasn’t been charged with any crimes.

In a statement, Chryst said, “Should further information become available that warrants a reevaluation of the length of the suspension, I will assess that information.  We have a high standard of conduct within our football program and we cannot accept behavior that is not consistent with that standard.”

During the suspension, Davis will be allowed to practice with the team, but will not be available for games.

 

Cephus facing felony charges

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Quintez Cephus

Wisconsin wide receiver Quintez Cephus has been charged with third-degree sexual assault and second-degree sex assault of an intoxicated victim.  Both of these offenses are felonies.

Maximum penalties for the second-degree sex assault of an intoxicated victim charge is 40 years in prison and/or a $100,000 fine.  The third-degree sexual assault charge carries with it a penalty of up to 10 years in prison and/or a $25,000 fine for the second charge.

The 20-year-old Cephus is due to make his first court appearance on Thursday morning.

Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez says Cephus is suspended from competition and practice pending the “availability of further information relating to the case.”

According to the criminal complaint, UW wide receiver Danny Davis, who is Cephus’ roommate, also was present at the time and took photos of one of the women.  Davis has not been charged with any crime and has not been suspended by the university.  UW officials have had no comment about Davis’ alleged involvement.

 

Badgers earn Big Ten offensive honors

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Just a day after 12 members of the Wisconsin defense earn All-Big Ten honors, eight members from the offensive side of the ball were honored by the Big Ten on Wednesday.

Freshman tailback Jonathan Taylor and offensive linemen Beau Benzschawel and Michael Deiter were all named consensus first-team selections.

Badger senior tight end Troy Fumagalli was a first-team pick by the coaches and second by the media.

Sophomore tackle David Edwards was a consensus second team selection.  Freshman center Tyler Biadasz is a third team selection by the coaches and media while sophomore wide receiver Quintez Cephus and sophomore quarterback Alex Hornibrook were consensus honorable mention selections.

The Ohio State Buckeyes led the conference with 11 offensive players honored.  The Big Ten’s individual awards will be announced on Thursday.

The Badgers (12-0, 9-0 Big Ten) and Buckeyes (10-2, 8-1) will play for the Big Ten Championship on Saturday night (7:17 p.m.) at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

Badgers overcome sloppy play to beat Purdue

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The Wisconsin Badgers extended their win streak to 12-straight games over Purdue, pulling out a 17-9 win over the Boilermakers on Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium.

The Badgers (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten) committed three turnovers and had a punt blocked but managed to pull out the victory and they have their defense to thank.

That defense, which was forced to start on a short field a number of times, held Purdue to 66 rushing yards and 221 total yards.  Purdue became the fourth UW opponent that has failed to reach 250 yards of total offense.

The Boilermakers, who had the number one red zone offense in the Big Ten entering play on Saturday, went 0 for 4.  Wisconsin started the day leading the nation in opponent red zone percentage at 33.3%.  They’ve now allowed just five touchdowns in the red zone in 19 opponent opportunities this season.

Offensively, the Badgers racked up 494 yards of total offense, the team’s highest total in a Big Ten game since piling up 627 yards against Nebraska on Nov. 15, 2014. [Read more…]

Hornibrook named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week

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Alex Hornibrook

Wisconsin sophomore quarterback Alex Hornibrook has been named the Big Ten Conference Offensive Player of the Week by the Conference today.

Hornibrook set the Wisconsin single-game completion percentage record, going 18-for-19 (94.7%) in the Badgers 40-6 win over BYU on Saturday.  He threw for 256 yards and four touchdowns in the contest.

The 94.7% completion percentage was the best in Big Ten history by any quarterback attempting at least 13 passes and the fifth-best regardless of number of attempts.

The weekly award is the first for Hornibrook at Wisconsin.

Minnesota’s Jacob Huff was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week.  Michigan’s Quinn Nordin was named Special Teams Player of the week and K.K. Dobbins of Ohio State and Johnathan Lewis of Rutgers were named Co-Freshman of the Week.

AUDIO: Alex Hornibrook on setting completion percentage record :13

AUDIO: Quintez Cephus on Alex Hornibrook :17

UW’s Cephus’ father dies in shooting

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Quintez Cephus

Wisconsin Badger wide receiver Quintez Cephus has returned home to Macon, GA, where his father was killed on Tuesday.

Andre Taylor was shot after an argument outside a convenience store.  He was 39.

Police in Macon have the alleged shooter, Calvin Stapleton, in custody.

Cephus was joined on the trip by Wisconsin wide receivers coach Ted Gilmore.

The Badgers are expected to have spring practice again on Thursday.  Cephus’ teammates were informed about the shooting early Tuesday.

The Badgers will hold their spring game on April 21.