About two months ago, Minnesota AD Joel Maturi ruled that Trevor Mbakwe was going to be allowed to practice with the team, but would hold off on on making the decision of whether or not Mbakwe would be allowed to play in games.
You see, Mbakwe is currently facing charges back in Florida, where he attend Miami-Dade Community College last year. In early April, a woman accused Mbakwe of assaulting her, although Mbakwe claims it is a case of mistaken identity.
Trevor Mbakwe will sit out until his legal problems are resolved.(photo credit: Minnesota Athletics)
Today Maturi made his decision, as he will not allow Mbakwe to dress for home games or travel with the team on road games until his legal situation is figured out.
I'm torn on this ruling. While I applaud Maturi for doing what most AD's wouldn't - essentially suspending a player in trouble while their legal matters are sorted out - I can't help but wonder what happened to innocent until proven guilty? What if Mbakwe is actually innocent?
Regardless, the loss shouldn't be that big of a blow for Minnesota. Mbakwe is a big, athletic kid that was expected to contribute along the Gophers front line, but Minnesota is deep up front. Mbakwe may not have been the first player off the bench at either the four or the five spots this season.
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