RICHMOND, VIRGINIA - Virginia Tech quarterback Marcus Vick has been indefinitely suspended from the football team and all activities related to the team after his latest run-in with the law, the school said Tuesday.<br>
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Vick, convicted in May of three misdemeanors stemming from a drinking party with three underage girls, was charged with reckless driving and possession of marijuana after an early-morning traffic stop on Saturday, state police said Tuesday.<br>
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The younger brother of Atlanta Falcons quarterback and former Hokies star Michael Vick was stopped by a state trooper about 2:30 a.m. on westbound Interstate 64, about 25 miles east of Richmond, said state police spokesman Gary B. Payne.<br>
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He was clocked on radar at 86 mph, 21 mph above the speed limit, Payne said.<br>
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``As a result of the traffic stop, he also was charged with possession of marijuana,'' Payne said, adding that both charges are misdemeanors.<br>
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The latest charge prompted the suspension, the school said.<br>
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Vick, a redshirt sophomore, was expected to challenge senior Bryan Randall for the quarterback's job this season after the two essentially shared the job last season.<br>
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But the offseason has done nothing to enhance his standing with the Hokies.<br>
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In May, the 20-year-old Vick was sentenced to 30 days in jail and fined $2,250 on three counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor after he and two teammates gave alcohol to 14- and 15-year-old girls at the players' apartment.<br>
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Tailback Mike Imoh, 19, was sentenced to 10 days in jail and fined $750. Wide receiver Brenden Hill, 19, was sentenced to 20 days in jail and fined $1,500.<br>
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After the trial, Virginia Tech Athletic Director Jim Weaver promised to punish the players, but refused to disclose what kind of disciplinary action he would take, citing the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974.<br>
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Weaver changed that on Tuesday, revealing that all three players had been suspended for the first three games of this season. School spokesman Larry Hincker said all three players had signed a waiver that allowed the school to detail the penalties.<br>
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``I believe that the actions this past winter of Mike Imoh, Brenden Hill, and Marcus Vick were inappropriate and contrary to the values of our university and sports communities, and should warrant sanction,'' Weaver said in a statement.<br>
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``Although these matters are on appeal in the criminal courts, I am moving forward in the best interests of all concerned with disciplinary action.''<br>
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Coach Frank Beamer has declined to discuss the convictions, saying he wanted to wait until the appeals process has run its course. The university said in the release that Weaver would have nothing further to say and that he spoke for the university.<br>
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Vick has appealed his conviction and sentence to Montgomery County Circuit Court.<br>
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Virginia Tech does not automatically suspend students charged with a misdemeanor. University spokesman Larry Hincker said that any student convicted of a misdemeanor is subject to disciplinary action levied by the university office of judicial affairs. Penalties range from a simple warning to dismissal from school.<br>
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Vick also was suspended for one game last season for a violation of team policy.
