UPDATED: Young suspension sends rumor mill into overdrive

The announcement of linebacker Juwon Young's indefinite suspension from the University of Miami football team for an athletic department rules violation came Friday afternoon in a very direct one-sentence statement.

"University of Miami Athletics Director Blake James announced today that junior linebacker Juwon Young has been suspended indefinitely for a violation of department rules."

But the announcement immediately also jumpstarted speculation of the involvement of an additional player (Al Quadin Muhammad) under suspicion of accepting illegal benefits from an unnaned luxury car agency and possibly multiple athletes.

But a source told CaneSport that the rumors that basketball players might also be involved are totally false. There also is no immediate evidence of the involvement of any additional football players, though the investigation is ongoing and that is a situation that reportedly has fluxuated.

There were no confirmations or denials of any of the rumors from UM except another highly-placed source told CaneSport that there is absolutely no NCAA investigation involving the issue that caused Young's suspension or possibly involving any other UM athletes.

UM athletes are required to tell the athletic department what cars they are driving and how they obtained them.

UM officials have been looking into this current situation for several weeks and routinely look into potential rules violations and self-report those appropriate to the NCAA as the school is required. These rules violations almost never evolve into investigations. It is part of a system that the NCAA considers "institutional control." Most also never become known to the public.

The Young situation came to the forefront when The Miami Herald reported that the rules violation by Young that UM is investigating involves Young gaining use of a luxury vehicle from an unnamed car agency, the assumed reason for his suspension. The paper also said Muhammad was also under investigation for possible involvement with the same agency, but Muhammad has not been suspended by UM.

In this case, if Young or any other players were gaining use of luxury cars from an agency and were not paying for them, that would be a rules violation worthy of a suspension and then a self-report to the NCAA.

Young was running with the second team at spring practice after being involved in 57 tackles during 2015. He was apparently beaten out by true freshman Shaq Quarterman.