More details on the punishment for the Miami players involved in the brawl with FIU have been released.

The Miami football players who were suspended for their role in a sideline-clearing brawl will participate in several new community initiatives as part of their sanctioning.

The community-service-type programs for the Miami players will include:

•  The development of a sportsmanship program with the 30 high schools in the Greater Miami Athletic Conference.

•  “Meaningful, ongoing” work with a charity of each player’s choosing.

•  After-school visits with South Florida youth to both tutor and discuss values such as sportsmanship and behavior.

•  Added work with the Miami-Dade County police’s “Join a Team, Not a Gang” program, including players visiting youngsters.

•  Involvement in other outreach programs, including ones with the homeless.

What exactly can the players involved do to “develop a sportsmanship program?”  They should be placed in a sportsmanship program.  I’m guessing that the “Join a Team, Not a Gang” thing isn’t going to work too well because the kids won’t be able to tell which is which after meeting with the Miami players.

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