TACOMA -- Less than a month after being released from his national letter-of-intent by Washington State because of a series of traffic violations, quarterback Calvin Schmidtke signed to play at Indiana State.
Schmidtke, out of Lakes High in Lakewood, was considered one of Washington state's top high school players but continual off-field issues prompted new Cougars coach Paul Wulff to let Schmidtke go before he enrolled at the school.
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Fast focus: Set standards
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LIVE: State volleyball live chat
LIVE: State volleyball live chat
Join in the live chat during Kennewick's volleyball match with West Valley at St. Martin's University.
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Follow Penn State scandal coverage
Follow Penn State scandal coverage
The Centre Daily Times is providing complete coverage of the Penn State University and Jerry Sandusky scandal.
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