DETROIT — Maryland junior linebacker Shane Cockerille has been ruled ineligible for Monday’s Quick Lane Bowl matchup against Boston College, the school announced before kickoff.
Maryland spokesman Dustin Semonavick did not clarify the nature of Cockerille’s ineligibility on Monday, but the timing suggests that it is an academic infraction. The redshirt junior started all 12 games at linebacker this season, leading the team with 108 tackles.
Cockerille, who did not make the trip to Detroit, also finished with eight tackles for loss and three sacks in his first full season on the defensive side of the ball.