COLUMBIA, Mo. — The University of Missouri announced that senior quarterback Maty Mauk is suspended indefintely after a video surfaced on social media late Monday night.
The nine-second video shows a man alleged to be Mauk inhaling a white powder substance off a table.
"We are currently gathering information regardint the video in question," athletic director Mack Rhoades and head football coach Barry Odom said in a joint statement. "This is an issue we take very seriously and one that will not be tolerated within our program. We will take appropriate action once we have all the facts."
This is Mauk's third suspension in four months. The first came in September for a violation of team policy, followed by a season-ending suspension in November due to disciplinary reasons.
Odom previously said he expected Mauk to compete with Drew Lock for the starting quarterback position this fall.
UPDATE: Several Mizzou football players have come out in defense of Mauk
That is all pic.twitter.com/YtKfGbhpNI
— Keyon++ (@KeyonXX15) January 26, 2016
🤔 If you speak ill of Matty Mauk don't speak to me. pic.twitter.com/AOepZpPU04
— Harold Brantley (@HaroldB_717) January 26, 2016
But now since I did that I will say yes the video is very old, yes Maty has been doing everything he can to be a better person and
— Michael Scherer (@Mike_Scherer38) January 26, 2016
… Yes you should look at yourself in the mirror before pointing out someone else's problems. No one is perfect. Everyone makes mistakes.
— Michael Scherer (@Mike_Scherer38) January 26, 2016
