Miami's Winslow benched for on-field acts

[VermontDem2004]

CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- Miami coach Larry Coker benched tight end Kellen Winslow on Tuesday, punishing the team's top receiver for his behavior on the field.

Winslow will not start Saturday against Syracuse, but Coker said he will still play.

Winslow has been flagged several times for unsportsmanlike conduct this season, including twice in the last two games.

"We've got to understand we can't have that," Coker said. "It hurts our football team. The most pain you can inflict on a player is playing time, so I am going to take away some playing time."

Winslow was penalized 15 yards in the fourth quarter of Saturday's 10-6 loss to Tennessee for taking off his helmet. After the game, Winslow said his helmet was ripped off. He then lashed out at the officials in a profanity-laced tirade that ended with him referring to football as war and himself as a soldier.

Winslow apologized a day later.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=1659395

[Ohio Dem]

1. Is the no start just for on-field penalties and not for what happened

Saturday night after the game?

I'm thinking it's for both, but Coker isn't coming out and saying that, is he?

[pocoloco]

2. Bad call, he's lucky his head didn't come off with the helmet!