Marcus Coker has left the Iowa Hawkeyes, the university confirmed Tuesday. His departure follows a suspension from the Insight Bowl for an unspecified violation of the team’s code of conduct. For more, visit Iowa blog Black Heart Gold Pants.
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From a KCRG-TV report, which notes Coker had already registered for next semester’s classes at Iowa before he and the program parted ways:
For Iowa, it means yet another year in which the school loses its top running back and continues a long run of attrition in general. In 2011, Coker gained 1,541 yards from scrimmage.
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The specific reasons for the release were not given.
Coker was suspended from the Insight Bowl after violating the team’s code of conduct policy.
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