Berryman dismissed from football team

Pat Brown

Updated 5:30 PM CDT

ISU football coach Dan McCarney has dismissed defensive end Jason Berryman from the team for poor off-field conduct on Tuesday, a press release said.

Berryman, 20, has been dismissed immediately as a result of a citation he received early Sunday at Club Element, 2401 Chamberlain St. The citation was for being a minor on the premises.

He will, however, remain on scholarship.

Berryman had already been given a second chance on the team after missing the entire 2004 football season while serving 258 days in jail for theft and assault convictions.

“A number of individuals on this campus made a commitment to give Jason a second chance, both academically and athletically,” McCarney said in the release. “As part of that agreement, we established some behavioral standards for him as a condition for returning to our program and representing Iowa State University. Jason has made progress in maturing as a young man, but he has not fully met the expectations that we jointly established. As a result – although we’ll continue to offer him academic support – he will no longer represent Iowa State University athletically.”

In addition, freshman quarterback Brice Beck will miss the Cyclones’ season opener against Toledo after being ticketed for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol.

According to the Iowa State University Student-Athlete Code of Conduct, the offense requires a suspension of 10 percent of the team’s games.

-ÿISU media relations contributed to this article

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