Wednesday, February 12, 2014

CIAA Banquet brawl: Who's to blame?

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Virginia  --  Donald Reaves’ message to Virginia State University was clear: Whatever you’re selling, I’m not buying.

About 48 hours after VSU issued the findings of its investigation into a November incident that prompted the cancellation of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football championship game, Winston-Salem State University’s chancellor responded by scoffing at both the report’s conclusions and the methods used in its preparation.

“I cannot understand how the investigator could uncover the facts of the incident when his interviews were limited to people who study or work at VSU. It comes as no surprise, therefore, that they all tell the same story,” Reaves said in a statement last week.

Three months after a fight that broke out during a pregame banquet left Winston-Salem State quarterback Rudy Johnson with multiple injuries, both universities continue to ...

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