Penn State defensive tackle Antonio Shelton suspended for spitting on Michigan State player

October 30, 2019 at 12:10PM
Penn State defensive tackle Antonio Shelton (55) tackles Idaho running back Aundre Carter (22) in the first quarter of a game in August. Shelton has been suspended for the Penn State-Minnesota game on Nov. 9.
Penn State defensive tackle Antonio Shelton (55) tackles Idaho running back Aundre Carter (22) in the first quarter of a game in August. Shelton has been suspended for the Penn State-Minnesota game on Nov. 9. (Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The Big Ten reprimanded Penn State defensive tackle Antonio Shelton for spitting on a Michigan State player during a game.

The conference also said Tuesday it supports the one-game suspension Shelton was given by Penn State.

Shelton will be out of the lineup for the fifth-ranked Nittany Lions during their next game Nov. 9 at No. 13 Minnesota.

Shelton was ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct midway through the fourth quarter of Penn State's 28-7 victory over the Spartans on Saturday.

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