South Carolina's Boyd suspended for 2005 season

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) South Carolina running back Cory Boyd has been suspended for the 2005 season, the school announced Friday.<br> <br> Boyd violated athletic department policy but is in good academic standing, athletics director Eric Hyman said in a release.<br> <br> Boyd will be allowed to practice with the team but will not dress for games or travel with the team during the suspension.<br> <br> ``Cory Boyd will remain with the team and will practice with the team,&#39;&#39; said coach Steve Spurrier. ``He will not report until school starts on Aug. 18.&#39;&#39;<br> <br> The suspension was first announced last month.<br> <br> This is the second-straight summer Boyd isn&#39;t part of the team. Last time, then-coach Lou Holtz kept seven players, including Boyd, and dismissed players Moe Thompson and Demetris Summers from Gamecock workouts. All the players got to return after passing a conditioning test.<br> <br> Boyd would have been the Gamecocks&#39; leading returning rusher with 309 yards last season and receiver with 347 yards.<br> <br> Fall camp begins for the Gamecocks on Monday, and the first practice is scheduled for 8 p.m. Tuesday.<br> <br> (Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)