ACC suspends three officials, one player

The Atlantic Coast Conference announced Monday it has handed out one-game suspensions to three game officials and one player.
Crew chief David Epperley was suspended for a game for improperly administering the 10-second runoff rule at the end of the first half of the Florida State game against Miami. The entire crew was issued a letter of reprimand. North Carolina linebacker Shakeel Rashad has been suspended for the game against North Carolina State for a dead-ball hit on Duke's Conner Vernon on Saturday. Two officials working the game, head linesman Tyrone Davis and side judge Angie Bartis, were given one-game suspensions for failure to adhere to rules related to player safety. It was a strange play in which Vernon was lined up at a wide receiver position awaiting the snap, when Rashad, coming onto the field as a defensive replacement, ran into Conner from the side. Rashad later issued an apology.