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ASU’s Mike Pennel suspended indefinitely

Oct 2, 2012, 5:53 PM | Updated: 7:01 pm

Arizona State head coach Todd Graham indefinitely suspended defensive tackle Mike Pennel for violation of team rules, he announced Tuesday.

Pennel did not play last Saturday during ASU’s win at Cal, and took to Twitter to vent his frustration.

After being asked by another Twitter user why he’d been benched, Pennel responded “body language”.

For the season, the 6-foot-5, 355-pound junior has three total tackles while playing mostly as a backup to true freshman Jaxon Hood.

Arizona State is on its bye week, and will play at Colorado next Thursday night.

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