Clash of the Punters: North Colorado Backup Stabs Starter in Leg
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Mich Cozad the sophomore backup punter for University of Northern Colorado has been arrested on a charge of second-degree assult for allegedly stabbing Northern Colorado's starting punter, Rafael Mendoza, in his kicking leg.
Police said the motive may have been competition for the first-string job.
Mendoza was treated and released at North Colorado Medical Center but will miss Saturday's game at Texas State University, coach Scott Downing said.
According to Police Mendoza was attacked from behind and stabbed in his right thigh after parking his car outside his Evans apartment at about 9:30 p.m. Monday.
The assailant fled in a black Dodge Charger and about 10 minutes after the stabbing, a liquor store clerk told police that two men in a car that matched the description stopped outside the store, stripped tape off their license plate and drove away. The clerk gave police the license number and the car was traced to Cozad.
Cozad was suspended from the team, evicted from his residence and expelled from school on Tuesday.
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Wed 09/13/06, 11:01 am EST
