Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops officially announced that running back Keith Ford has been suspended indefinitely for both academic and team rules violations.
. @OU_CoachStoops confirms that running back Keith Ford has been indefinitely suspended for academic & team rules violations.
— Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) March 30, 2015
The former blue chip running back from Texas played second fiddle to the other Texas running back on the roster, Samaje Perine in 2014, but was expected to contribute this fall.
While Stoops has not specified the exact nature of the infractions, it seems that Ford needs to hit the books a little harder and get his grades up before he can rejoin the team later this year. I fully expect Ford to rejoin the team eventually after a little extra time in study hall.