University of Minnesota football team cancels boycott over sex assault suspensions

The University of Minnesota football team on Saturday said it would not boycott its upcoming bowl game this month to protest the suspension of 10 players in connection with a sexual assault investigation. The Golden Gophers had announced on Thursday night they would skip all team activities, including the Holiday Bowl in San Diego on Dec. 23, until the players were reinstated and "due process is followed." The team's response to the suspensions had embroiled players in an ongoing national debate over how sexual assault allegations are handled on U.S. college campuses. The 10 players were suspended this week after a university investigation into an alleged sexual assault following the team's first game of the season in September.

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