Two Deacons suspended for VU opener

In NFL terms, it’s the equivalent of the Titans learning Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger would be a bystander in their Sept. 11 opener.The Vanderbilt football team found out over the holiday weekend that Wake Forest senior running back Chris Barclay, the Atlantic Coast Conference’s leading rusher last season, has been suspended for the Sept. 1 opener in Winston Salem, N.C. - NFL Football -
Demon Deacons junior cornerback Riley Swanson, a projected starter, will also serve a one-game suspension against the Commodores.Wake Forest coach Jim Grobe said Barclay and Swanson violated athletic department policy and will also sit out the first week of practice in August, in addition to the game against Vanderbilt.“Chris and Riley are two really good kids,” Grobe said. “I am disappointed in their judgment. They made a foolish decision and they will pay a price for it.”Barclay was a first-team all-ACC selection as a junior in 2004 after leading the league in rushing with 1,010 yards. - NFL Football -
He is also one of only 13 players in ACC history to rush for more than 1,000 yards in consecutive seasons.In 2003, Swanson was named ACC All-Freshman by The Sporting News after producing 41 tackles in 12 games. Last season, he posted 49 tackles and five pass break-ups.Wake Forest, which is coming off a 4-7 season (1-7 in ACC), will host Vandy on Thursday, Sept. 1, in a game to be televised on ESPN at 6 p.m.Przybyszewski heads WestFormer Vanderbilt basketball center Dawid Przybyszewski will play for the Chicago Bulls’ entry in the Reebok NBA Summer League, which begins today and runs through July 15 in Las Vegas. Since graduating from VU in May, the 7-2 native of Poland has been playing with the Gulf Coast Bandits of the World Basketball Association. - NFL Football -
Price, USA open 3-0Vanderbilt pitcher David Price was named to the 22-man 2005 USA Baseball National Team last week, and the squad is off to a 3-0 start after a 7-6 victory Monday over the Newport Gulls of the New England Collegiate Baseball League.Price pitched three scoreless innings in relief during USA’s 3-1 opening win over the Torrington Twisters of the New England Collegiate Baseball League last Saturday, striking out three batters and walking one.The USA squad will now travel to Japan to participate in the 34th annual USA-Japan Collegiate All-Star Series. The Americans will look to capture the series for the first time since 1979. Team USA will also play a five-game series in Taiwan before returning to the U.S. for series against Italy and Nicaragua. - NFL Football -
Price, a product of Murfreesboro’s Blackman High, became one of Vandy’s top starters as a freshman this spring, finishing 2-4 with a 2.73 earned-run average.The 2005 USA team is coached by Steve Smith of Baylor. In the rankingsVanderbilt’s Jay Cutler is ranked by NFLReport.com as the nation’s 12th-best senior quarterback entering the 2005 football season.VU’s Moses Osemwegie is ranked 13th among senior outside linebackers, while Nashville native Erik Davis is rated 26th among senior wide receivers.

Brett Hait