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SEC suspends Gamecocks' Swearinger for helmet hit

Posted September 17, 2012 on AP on Fox
PLAYERS: D.J. Swearinger,  Patrick Hearn,  Steve Spurrier,  Justice Cunningham,  Connor Shaw
TEAMS: South Carolina Gamecocks,  UAB Blazers
The SEC has suspended South Carolina free safety D.J. Swearinger for a game after his hit on a defenseless UAB receiver. The Southeastern Conference's decision Monday means Swearinger will miss the seventh-ranked Gamecocks' game this weekend against Missouri. A personal foul was called against Swearinger after he launched into UAB's Patrick Hearn while breaking up a pass in the third quarter Saturday. The side of Swearinger's helmet crashed into Hearn's facemask. Both players stayed in the game. On Sunday, South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier said a Vanderbilt player was given a 15-yard penalty but no suspension for a similar hit against Gamecocks tight end Justice Cunningham. Spurrier says the NCAA should also protect quarterbacks after they release a pass. Gamecocks QB Connor Shaw was knocked out of the UAB game.
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