Florida State dismisses RB Mario Pender after arrest
Running back Mario Pender is no longer a member of the Florida State football team.
Pender was dismissed from the Seminoles on Saturday after he was arrested earlier in the day on domestic violence-related charges.
“Florida State Athletics announced today that Mario Pender has been permanently dismissed from the football team following his arrest earlier in the day. The Athletics Department will have no further comment at this time.”
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Per Warchant.com, Pender has been charged with domestic battery by strangulation and resisting an officer.
A highly-touted prospect out of high school, Pender’s Florida State career has been marred by an inability to see the field. After he redshirted in 2012 he was academically ineligible for the 2013 season. He played the first three games of 2015 and missed the rest of the season after suffering a collapsed lung. He had 30 carries for 140 yards and a touchdown in those three games.
Pender had 41 carries for 206 yards and four scores in 2014 and was set to be a redshirt senior in 2016.
He was a four-star recruit in the class of 2012 and was the No. 4 running back in the country according to Rivals.
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