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Article: FERRI LEAVING SU; SOPHOMORE ONCE PEGGED AS NO.1 TAILBACK WILL ATTEND COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOR A YEAR.(Sports)
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- The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)
- Article date:
- May 31, 2002
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Byline: Donnie Webb Staff writer
Syracuse University tailback Diamond Ferri, the front-runner at one point to replace James Mungro as the starter this fall, will miss the 2002 season.
SU head coach Paul Pasqualoni said Thursday that Ferri is taking a one-year leave of absence from school. Pasqualoni declined to give specific reasons, but said it was a combination of factors including Ferri's schoolwork, his missing spring practice and his commitment to the team.
Pasqualoni said Ferri will spend the next year working and attending a community college near his home in Everett, Mass. He said Ferri will have the opportunity to rejoin the team in ...