Fedora issued the one-game suspensions Wednesday, one day after the University opened an investigation following a Yahoo News report stating redshirt freshman walk-on wide receiver Jackson Boyer was allegedly hazed and assaulted during the team’s training camp in early August.
The four players will face no further discipline from the football program after the suspension, but Fedora said the investigation — which is being conducted by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs — remains ongoing. UNC director of athletics Bubba Cunningham confirmed.
“We’re going to hold all of our guys accountable for everything they do — on the field and off the field,” said Fedora after Wednesday’s practice.
Fedora could not confirm the exact date of the incident, which occurred at the team’s hotel during training camp and left Boyer with a concussion, according to the Yahoo report. The coach would also not go into specifics of the incident.
“I had enough information where I could make a decision,” Fedora said.
Cole Boyer, a 2013 UNC graduate and the older brother of the walk-on wide receiver, provided the details on Twitter.
“He was assaulted dude. Beaten severely,” Cole Boyer tweeted to a reporter before reaching out to UNC Chancellor Carol Folt .
“Will the internal hazing investigation about Jackson Boyer be concluded before the game Saturday?” Cole Boyer tweeted at Folt.
