five never came back..total of 9 have filed a 2018 lawsuit over the suspension and dismisals from the team. The mess continues.No he didn't, the original suspensions occurred after the Iowa game that year. They then proceeded to go 5-2. Then 10 players player's were suspended for the bowl game against Washington St.(8-4) they had the boycott but decided to play and they won 17-13. Out of all those suspended only 4 were expelled. Some 20 players were accused in this assault. They went 9-4 (5-4 B1G) that year.
https://bleacherreport.com/articles...by-ex-players-investigated-for-sexual-assault
Nine former University of Minnesota football players are suing the school over its handling of a 2016 sexual assault investigation.
According to Maura Lerner of the Star Tribune, the players allege that the university is guilty of racial and gender discrimination and that it "willfully and maliciously" turned the players into scapegoats.
In 2016, a female student reported she had been raped by then-Minnesota football players Ray Buford, Carlton Djam, Seth Green, KiAnte Hardin, Dior Johnson, Tamarion Johnson, Kobe McCrary, Antonio Shenault, Mark Williams and Antoine Winfield Jr.