Missouri QB Maty Mauk Suspended After Video That Appears to Show Him Using Drugs Surfaces

This is Mauk's third suspension in the last four months.

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For the third time in the last four months, the Missouri football program has decided to suspend quarterback Maty Mauk as a result of off-the-field behavior. But while the team suspended Mauk the first two times for undisclosed reasons, there’s no mystery behind why they have decided to suspend him this time around.

Late Monday night, a video was uploaded to the Twitter account @Ray56King that appears to show Mauk using drugs. There has been no confirmation that the man in the video is definitely Mauk, and it’s obviously impossible to tell exactly what drug the man may or may not be using. But it certainly looks suspicious:

Joint statement from Missouri A.D. Mack Rhoades and football coach Barry Odom regarding Maty Mauk pic.twitter.com/EBNhJ3Ho09

— Dave Matter (@Dave_Matter) January 26, 2016

And Missouri didn’t waste any time suspending Mauk after the video was released. The Missouri AD and head coach put out a joint statement a short time after it hit the Internet:

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[via The Big Lead]

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