Hawkeye Football Player Suspended Indefinitely

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By Claire Kellett

Story Created: Feb 28, 2009 at 7:27 PM CST

Story Updated: Feb 28, 2009 at 7:28 PM CST

IOWA CITY - Saturday Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz punished one of his players cited for for drunken driving. Ferentz suspended freshman defensive back Shaun Prater indefinitely.

In a statement, Ferentz says he's "extremely disappointed" to learn of the incident. Prater will have to serve a number of internal obligations and will face multiple game suspensions this fall.

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