So far, Boise State has reinstated two of their three players -- safety Cedric Febis and receiver Geraldo Boldewijn -- who were serving indefinite suspensions that began before the start of the 2011 season. When BSU announced that the three would be missing time this season, no reason was given -- not even a “violation of team rules” -- leading some to believe that the motives might be NCAA-related.
Turns out, those speculations were correct.
A university press release states that Boldewijn and Febis had eligibility issues related to impermissible benefits received. Boldewijn was suspended by the school for three games for impressible use of a 1990 Toyota Camry with driver’s insurance coverage; Febis was suspended for one game for recruiting violations and impermissible transportation. Boldewijn and Febis were forced to pay $700 and $20 in reinstatement penalties, respectively.
The release doesn’t specify if the two were involved in the recent NCAA-imposed sanctions on the football program from 63 incoming players receiving impermissible benefits that totaled just under $5,000.
“In each case, the University, in conjunction with the Mountain West Conference and the NCAA, has concluded that the violations related to this matter are secondary in nature (defined as “isolated and inadvertent”). Thus the NCAA has concluded that there is not a major infraction involved and no major case proceeding will result from this investigation,” the statement reads.
Backup defensive tackle Tjong-A-Tjoe, who was also suspended, has not been reinstated by the NCAA yet despite a request from Boise State.
