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Iowa Running Back Binns No Longer on Team
A minor clothing theft got a former University of Iowa Hawkeye walk-on into some trouble this week.
It was reported on Monday that University of Iowa reserve running back Marcus Binns had been arrested for theft after allegedly switching the tag on a shirt to a lower price before purchasing it.
The charge was fifth-degree theft, a minor misdemeanor equivalent to shoplifting.
Today, University of Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz released a statement declaring that Binns has been off the team due to injuries since the spring. Binns was a walk-on running back low on the depth chart before leaving the team.
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Binns, brother of recently graduated Iowa defensive end Broderick Binns, joins a long line of Iowa running backs with less than fantastic fates. For the complete tragic history of Iowa's running back position in the last decade, click here.
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