MANHATTAN, Kan. – Missouri State’s Office of Student Conduct is taking over the investigation of animal abuse allegations levied against Bears quarterback Breck Ruddick.
Ruddick was suspended from the team on Friday night for “conduct detrimental to the team,” hours after a post on Facebook detailed allegations that the sophomore from Marion, Arkansas, beat a friend’s 42-pound Australian shepherd, Luca.
The school announced that Reddick will not return to team activities “until the situation is resolved,” according to a Friday night news release from the school’s sports information department. That release didn't make the connection between the abuse allegations and the suspension.