Missouri has “indefinitely suspended” quarterback Maty Mauk after a video emerged online that’s alleged to show the rising senior snorting a white substance. Missouri released a statement late Monday night.
Missouri suspends QB Maty Mauk after video of possible drug use
Mauk was suspended early in the season for “disciplinary reasons.”
Joint statement from Missouri A.D. Mack Rhoades and football coach Barry Odom regarding Maty Mauk pic.twitter.com/EBNhJ3Ho09
— Dave Matter (@Dave_Matter) January 26, 2016 It’s unclear when the video is from, or even what the person in it appears to be snorting.
According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, one teammate says the video is two years old:
The video released Monday showing Missouri’s Maty Mauk appearing to snort a line of white powder was taken two years ago and the quarterback has since addressed his drug problem, a Mizzou teammate told the Post-Dispatch. The player asked to not be identified.
The teammate said Mauk has “been really turning things around” since the end of the season and “has been clean for a while.”
Mauk was suspended for the remainder of the 2015 season after just four games for "disciplinary reasons," reportedly after a late night verbal confrontation outside of a Columbia bar. That suspension followed a separate four-week one handed to Mauk by former coach Gary Pinkel.
Mauk started for back-to-back SEC East-winning Tiger teams in 2013 and 2014 before his suspension-shortened 2015 season. In 28 career games, he has completed 52.7 percent of his passes for 6.7 yards per attempt, with 42 touchdowns against 19 interceptions.
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