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North Carolina football being investigated for alleged hazing incident

By Cameron La Fontaine

Dec 28, 2013; Charlotte, NC, USA; A North Carolina Tar Heels helmet lays on the field prior to the start of the game against the Cincinnati Bearcats in the Belk Bowl at Bank of America Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 28, 2013; Charlotte, NC, USA; A North Carolina Tar Heels helmet lays on the field prior to the start of the game against the Cincinnati Bearcats in the Belk Bowl at Bank of America Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports /
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The University of North Carolina is investigating its football team after an alleged hazing incident at training camp turned into an all-out group assault on one teammate according to Yahoo! Sports.

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Redshirt freshmen walk on wide receiver Jackson Boyer was allegedly beaten by multiple teammates in a hotel room in Chapel Hill where the team was staying during training camp in the first week of August. This left Boyer with a concussion.

"“We are aware of an incident involving members of the UNC football team that took place earlier this month. We take this allegation seriously and the University is conducting a thorough review,” Kevin Best, North Carolina’s assistant athletic director for communications, said in a statement to Yahoo Sports."

Redshirt freshmen walk on wide receiver Jackson Boyer was allegedly beaten by multiple teammates in a hotel room in Chapel Hill where the team was staying during training camp in the first week of August. This left Boyer with a concussion.

Here’s UNC’s hazing policy outlined by the Office of the Dean of Students:

"“The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is committed to fostering organizations that provide a positive and safe environment for new and existing members. To that end, UNC expressly prohibits hazing or any activity that puts a student’s physical, emotional or psychological health and safety at risk. The Instrument of Student Judicial Governance defines hazing as action, ‘that causes or permits an individual, with or without consent, to engage in activities that subject that individual or others to risks of physical injury, mental distress, or personal indignities of a highly offensive nature, in connection with recruitment, initiation, or continued membership in a society, fraternity or sorority, club, or similar organized group, whether or not recognized by the University.’ “"

This isn’t the first scandal that North Carolina has been involved in in recent years. They were banned from the postseason in 2012 under violations by former head coach Butch Davis and have remained on probation. The NCAA has also reopened past investigations involving academic irregularities between both football and basketball players.

Players involved in the hazing incident have yet to be named and no discipline has been made public. North Carolina comes off a 7-6 season and will be going into their third year with head coach Larry Fedora.

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