California has suspended an unidentified football player for instigating a locker room altercation that sent freshman running back Fabiano Hale to the hospital. Coach Sonny Dykes announced Friday that after an internal examination of the incident on Nov. 1, the player will be suspended indefinitely from all team activities, will attend counseling and must perform 25 hours of community service to be considered for reinstatement. Any violation of that code of conduct will always be taken very seriously.'' Hale, a walk-on from Santa Cruz, told the Santa Cruz Sentinel he suffered a concussion and had stitches around one of his ears. The altercation is part of a difficult first season for Dykes at Cal. The Bears (1-9, 0-7 Pac-12) have not beaten an FBS team heading into their next-to-last game Saturday at Colorado. More...